LAWSON Nathan

Date of Birth: 23 Jan 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.92/6'3''

Place of residence : SYDNEY, NSW

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men AUS Australia	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M04 AUS Australia 19 ARG Argentina 29	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M10 AUS Australia 42 KOR Republic of Korea 5	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M16 NZL New Zealand 14 AUS Australia 12	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M24 FIJ Fiji 19 AUS Australia 0	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-8 #M26 RSA South Africa 22 AUS Australia 19	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 7-8 #M29 CAN Canada 7 AUS Australia 26	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Languages spoken:

Tim Walsh [national], AUS

Other sports:

He has played semi-professional rugby union [15-a-side] for the Southern Districts rugby club in the Shute Shield in Sydney, NSW, Australia. (news.com.au, 18 Jul 2021)

2021 for Australia Against New Zealand (rugby.com.au, 21 May 2021)

He switched from rugby union [15-a-side] to rugby sevens. "Every little skill is magnified. Whether it's tackling, passing or rucking, everything has to be perfect. You have one little mistake, you'll get penalised and other teams will target that. It's pretty much just perfecting every little thing has been the biggest thing for me. Going forward and heading back to 15's, it's going to make me a better player." (rugby.com.au, 21 May 2021)

General Interest

General
LATE TOKYO ADDITION
He was added to Australia's sevens squad for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo just days before the Games started, as an injury replacement for Henry Paterson. "If you asked me a year ago that I'd be in contention for any Olympic team, I would've laughed at you. It wasn't even on my radar a year ago. I hadn't even thought about it and now it being a reality and being in contention, I don't know how to describe that. It's pretty surreal." (rugby.com.au, 18 Jul 2021, 26 May 2021)

SURPRISE OLYMPIAN
He said that the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to his switch from the 15-a-side game to sevens. Following the lockdown in Sydney, NSW, in 2020, he was invited to play for a NSW team formed to give Australian sevens players match practice during the lockdown. He impressed coaches, and earned an unexpected sevens contract as a result. "This call came out of the blue just asking me to train. I thought, 'OK, I'll probably get flogged, but I'll have a go'. Without COVID I wouldn't be here. I was studying sport and exercises and playing with Southern Districts in the Shute Shield. I knew it would take a few years to impress so I knew I had a couple of boring years ahead working full-time and then playing Shute Shield. Then this all happened which is crazy." (news.com.au, 18 Jul 2021)

Legend

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

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