Megan Lukan

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Born (1992-02-14) February 14, 1992 (age 34)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Megan Lukan
Born (1992-02-14) February 14, 1992 (age 34)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Queen's University
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2016- Canada 7s
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition

Megan Eveliene Lukan[1] (born February 14, 1992) is a Canadian former Olympic rugby union and college basketball player.

Lukan attended the National Elite Development Academy run by Canada Basketball.[2]

At the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay she was a four-year starting guard for the Green Bay women's Division l basketball team.[3][4] During her UWGB basketball career, Lukan set a number of records including most minutes played during a career as well as the most assists for the program before legend Bailey Butler surpassed her assists record in 2025.[5]

Lukan switched to rugby union after graduating in May 2015.[6] She was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won a bronze medal.[7] In 2018, she was selected by the Canadian Olympic Committee to be sponsored to attend Smith School of Business' MBA program at Queen's University.[8]

Lukan's younger sister Kaili Lukan also played basketball at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and was a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team.[9]

As of 2019, Lukan considers herself retired from athletics.[10]

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