Nicole Laird

Nicole Laird
Nicole Laird
	Laird in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	18 February 1993 (age 29)
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
2019–present	Becchara Palmer
Previous teammates
2018; 2017; 2017; 2013–2016	; ; Phoebe Bell; Mariafe Artacho del Solar
Honours
Representing Australia
Women's beach volleyball
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
Asian Beach Volleyball Championships

Nicole Laird (born 18 February 1993)^[1] is an Australian beach volleyball player. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Professional career[]

Rio de Janeiro - 2016 Olympics[]

Laird made her Olympic debut in Rio with her beach volleyball partner Mariafe Artacho del Solar, whom she met while studying at Killara High School.^[2] The pair did not win a match in Rio, losing to the U.S., Switzerland and China in their preliminary pool matches to finish the tournament in 19th place.^[3]

References[]

^ "Nicole Laird". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ MacDonald, Cindy (11 March 2017). "On the beach: Mariafe Artacho del Solar, 23, beach volleyball player". The Saturday Paper. No. 147. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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[1] "Nicole Laird". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[2] MacDonald, Cindy (11 March 2017). "On the beach: Mariafe Artacho del Solar, 23, beach volleyball player". The Saturday Paper. No. 147. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[3] Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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