Name: Madison Hughes

Position: Halfback

Sport: Rugby

Event(s): Sevens

Height: 5-9

Weight: 180

DOB: 10/26/1992

Birthplace: Epsom, Great Britain

Hometown: Lancaster, Mass.

High School: Wellington College (Crowthorne, England) ‘11

College: Dartmouth College ’15, History

Team/Club: Men’s Eagles Sevens

Olympic Experience

• Two-time Olympian (2016, 2020)
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 6th
• Olympic Games Rio 2016, 9th

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2018 – 6th
• Years of participation: 2018
• Top Finish: 6th – 2018

Personal: Son of Kathy and Stuart Hughes...Began playing rugby at age 7...Played collegiate rugby and served as team captain at Dartmouth College...Grew up in England and his favorite magazine was Sports Illustrated, because it was a way to follow his favorite sports teams, which are the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots...Has a talent for trivia and his teammates refuse to play him...Hobbies include playing golf and reading.

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