BAZAN VELEZ Lautaro

Argentina

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 24 Feb 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Youth Olympian

Height (m/ft): 1.74/5'8''

Place of birth: CORDOBA

Birth Country:

Argentina

Place of residence : CORDOBA

Residence Country:

Argentina

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men ARG Argentina	3

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M04 AUS Australia 19 ARG Argentina 29	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M09 NZL New Zealand 35 ARG Argentina 14	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M15 ARG Argentina 56 KOR Republic of Korea 0	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M23 RSA South Africa 14 ARG Argentina 19	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Semi-final #M31 ARG Argentina 14 FIJ Fiji 26	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Bronze Medal Match #M33 GBR Great Britain 12 ARG Argentina 17	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Youth Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2014	Nanjing, CHN

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year
7	Men	2018
9	Men	2020
9	Men	2019
9	Men	2016/2017

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
7	Men	2017	Sydney, NSW, AUS
9	Men	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2019	Vancouver, BC, CAN
7	Men	2018	Vancouver, BC, CAN
14	Men	2020	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2019	Dubai, UAE
7	Men	2018	Dubai, UAE
11	Men	2017	Dubai, UAE
11	Men	2016	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2017	London, GBR
11	Men	2019	London, GBR
11	Men	2018	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2019	Paris, FRA
9	Men	2018	Paris, FRA
9	Men	2017	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN
5	Men	2018	Hong Kong, CHN
6	Men	2017	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2017	Wellington, NZL
10	Men	2018	Hamilton, NZL
11	Men	2019	Hamilton, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN
13	Men	2017	Singapore, SIN
14	Men	2018	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2017	Cape Town, RSA
9	Men	2018	Cape Town, RSA
10	Men	2016	Cape Town, RSA

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Las Vegas, NV, USA
4	Men	2019	Las Vegas, NV, USA
9	Men	2020	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Lima, PER

Nickname:

Lauti (coarg.org.ar, 23 Jul 2014; masrugby.com.ar, 27 Mar 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Real Estate Studies - 21st Century University, Cordoba, ARG

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Coach:

Santiago Gomez Cora [national], ARG

Position style:

Back (uar.com.ar, 20 Nov 2019; espn.com.ar, 07 Dec 2019)

Other sports:

He represented Argentina in rugby union [15-a-side] at junior level, and won bronze at the 2016 U20 World Championships in England. He has also played the sport at provincial level in Argentina. (uar.com.ar, 20 Nov 2019; aplenorugby.com.ar, 10 Feb 2015; SportsDeskOnline, 24 Apr 2020)

Injuries:

In December 2019 he sustained a knee injury at the 2019 Dubai Sevens tournament. He returned at the 2020 Los Angeles Sevens tournament in February of that year. (espn.com.ar, 07 Dec 2019; aplenorugby.com.ar, 19 Feb 2020; cordobaxv.com.ar, 10 Jan 2020; world.rugby, 28 Feb 2020)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (cordobaxv.com.ar, 10 Jan 2020)

Hero:

New Zealand rugby union player Aaron Smith. (coarg.org.ar, 23 Jul 2014)

General Interest

General
EYES ON TOKYO
Despite not competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he has set his sights on avenging Argentina's quarterfinal exit at the 2016 Games by aiming for a podium finish at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. "It's very important for me because at the Games in Rio we were very close to getting a medal. I think that there is a new generation that has been working for four years in order to get revenge and make the podium. We are preparing very well to reach Japan in the best form possible." (cordobaxv.com.ar, 10 Jan 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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