Nicole Laird

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.

Nicole Laird
Laird in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 32)
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate 2022–present Brittany Kendall
Previous teammates
Years Teammate 2022 2022 2019–2021 2018 2017 2017 2013–2016 Alisha Stevens Phoebe Bell Becchara Palmer Brittany Kendall Jessyka Ngauamo Phoebe Bell Mariafe Artacho del Solar
Honours Representing  Australia Women's beach volleyball Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour 2023 Satun Future 2022 Coolangatta Future FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2019 Sydney Open 2017 Shepparton Open 2017 Sydney Open Asian Beach Volleyball Championships 2016 Sydney 2017 Songkhla 2015 Hong Kong

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]