Dominic Larocque

Dominic Larocque

Larocque in 2015
Personal information
Born	July 30, 1987 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Years active	2009–present
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	184 lb (83 kg)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Ice sledge hockey
Medal record Men's Ice sledge hockey Paralympic Games 2014 Sochi IPC World Men Championships 2013 - Goyang

Dominic Larocque (born July 30, 1987) is a Canadian sledge hockey player.

Larocque was born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec and lists his hometown as Quebec City. Larocque served in Afghanistan with the Canadian Forces and had his left leg amputated above the knee as a result as injuries sustained while serving near the Panjwayi District when an improvised explosive device exploded under a vehicle he was riding in. He began playing sledge hockey in 2009 in Montreal.^[1] Larocque won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Goyang, Korea, and a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.^[2]

References

1. "Cpl Dominic Larocque". cfmws.com.
2. "Gemmell won’t get starring role in Team Canada’s sledge hockey team - 2014 Winter Games". 2014 Winter Games. 3 March 2014.