Elizabeth Anne "Beth" Beglin (born April 2, 1957, in
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) fr ...
) is a former
field hockey
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player from the
United States
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Los Angeles, California
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Education
Beglin grew up in
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
Upper Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,208,Northern Highlands Regional High School
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in
Allendale, New Jersey
Allendale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 6,505,boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. She was one of 461 athletes to receive a
Congressional Gold Medal
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years later. When the United States hosted the Games in 1984, she once again represented her native country and was part of the bronze medal team. Four years later, she was a member of the team that competed at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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in
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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Coaching
From 1988 to 1999, Beglin was the field hockey coach at the
University of Iowa
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where the team won 25 straight Big Ten Conference matches from 1990 to 1993 and 45 consecutive home matches on Grant Field from 1988 to 1994.