Amy Swensen (née Trần, also known as Amy Tran-Swensen, born October 2, 1980) is an American

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player. A goalkeeper, she made her national team debut against

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at the 2001 Pan American Cup, where she shared the 5-0 shutout. She was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and began playing hockey at the age of 13. Tran attended the Northern Lebanon High School and

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. At the

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, Tran was named Goalkeeper of the Tournament. At the

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and 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the

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in the women's event. She regained her position in the team after knee replacement surgery in autumn 2011. After the US's failure to qualify for the

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, she briefly quit hockey to concentrate on her career in massage therapy, also taking the time to marry her husband, Mark Swensen. She announced her retirement from Team USA in January 2013, having played in 163 games.

International senior competitions

* 2002 – USA vs India WC Qualifying Series, Cannock (1st) * 2003 – Champions Challenge, Catania (5th) * 2003 – Pan American Games, Santo Domingo (2nd) * 2004 – Pan American Cup, Bridgetown (2nd) * 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Auckland (6th) * 2005 – Champions Challenge, Virginia Beach (5th) * 2006 – World Cup Qualifier, Rome (4th) * 2006 –

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, Madrid (6th)

References

USA Field Hockey

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swensen, Amy 1980 births Living people American female field hockey players Female field hockey goalkeepers Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of the United States Sportspeople from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games