Gaye Porteous

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Gaye Porteous
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Full name Gaye Lynn Porteous
Born June 26, 1965 (1965-06-26) (age 57)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Havana Team competition

Gaye Lynn Porteous (born June 26, 1965 in Calgary, Alberta) is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she ended up in seventh place with the Canadian National Women's Team.


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