Dominic Larocque

Dominic Larocque
	Larocque in 2015
Personal information
Born	July 30, 1987 (age 36); 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
IPC World Men Championships

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

^ "Cpl Dominic Larocque". cfmws.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Gemmell won't get starring role in Team Canada's sledge hockey team - 2014 Winter Games". 2014 Winter Games. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)