Elyse Lemay-Lavoie

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Elyse Lemay-Lavoie
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NationalityCanadian
Born (2004-11-12) 12 November 2004 (age 19)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportWater polo
Team
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team

Elyse Lemay-Lavoie (born 12 November 1994) is a Canadian water polo player who is a member of the Canada women's national water polo team. [1] She was part of the team at the 2017 FINA World League, 2017 World Aquatics Championships, 2018 FINA World League, 2019 FINA World League, [2] and 2019 Pan-American Games. [3] She was part of the team in the women's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4] [5] [6]

She played for the Université de Montréal's women's water polo team and University of Hawaii's women's water polo team. [7]

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References

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