Melinda Ann Rhoads (née Hale; born April 19, 1955) is an American former

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player who played with the United States women's national handball team at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

Personal life

Rhoads is married to former professional basketball player Robert Rhoads. Their daughter,

Jence Ann Rhoads Jence Ann Rhoads (born 31 December 1988) is an American professional handball player, a member of the United States women's national handball team and former professional basketball player . Personal life Rhoads mother, Melinda Rhoads, played f ...

, is a former professional basketball player and a member of the United States national handball team.

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* * 1955 births Living people American female handball players Olympic handball players for the United States Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{US-handball-bio-stub