Brenda Lee Stauffer (born April 8, 1961 in
New Holland, Pennsylvania
New Holland (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Seischwamm'') is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census ...
) is a former
field hockey
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player from the
United States
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. She was a member of the United States bronze medal winning team at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles, California
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.
Brenda played field hockey at
Pennsylvania State University
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making "collegiate player of the year" in 1982.
See also
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List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians
The list of Pennsylvania State University Olympians is a list of former or current Pennsylvania State University, Penn State University students (129) and coaches and faculty members (12) who have appeared as athletes at the Olympic Games, plus on ...
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
American female field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in field hockey
People from New Holland, Pennsylvania
Sportspeople from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Penn State Nittany Lions field hockey players
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
20th-century American sportswomen
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