Laura Branchaud (born 15 February 1960) is a Canadian former field hockey player who competed in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

and in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. Branchaud made her debut for Canada in 1979. When she was selected for the

1981 Women's Hockey World Cup The 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup was the fourth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held from the 27 March to 5 April 1981 at the CeNARD in Buenos Aires, Argentina. West Germany women's national field hock ...

at the age of 20, she was described by Janet Beverly, the technical director of the Canada team as "about five foot...quick and has a good acceleration", "gaining a reputation for scoring goals at critical times".''Gatineau girl named to field hockey team'', Ottawa Citizen, 3 March 1981. She scored two goals against Netherlands in February 1981 helping Canada finish third in the

European Indoor Championships The European Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played in Berlin, Germany. The event was played as part of the ATP Tour in 1990 and 1991. It was played on indoor carpet courts. Finals Singles Doubles See also * Berlin Open ...

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* * * * 1960 births Living people Canadian female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Canada Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Field hockey players at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games {{Canada-fieldhockey-bio-stub