Manon Charette (March 14, 1955 in

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of 2019 was 42,410. Situated on Grande-Île, an island in the Saint Lawrence River, it is bordere ...

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, Canada – January 1, 2006 in Richmond, British Columbia) was a Canadian

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player who competed in the

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. She was part of the Canadian handball team, which finished sixth in the 1976 Olympic tournament. She played all five matches and scored three goals. For many years, Charette worked at St. Paul's Hospital Foundation, as Director of Finance. Manon died from

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on January 1, 2006 in Richmond, British Columbia.

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20070926215718/http://72.232.38.190/EN/athletes/query/details2.php?id=35339 Profile * https://web.archive.org/web/20090611230647/http://www.rememberingmanon.com/ Memorial site
Manon Charette at Sports Reference
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