Michelle Vittese (born December 6, 1989) is an American

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player. At the

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and

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, she competed for the

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in the women's event. She was born in

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Background

Vittese grew up in

Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill is a township within Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a population of 74,553, which reflected an increase of 3,508 (+4.94%) from the 71,045 counted in the 2010 census.

and graduated from

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in 2008. She played field hockey for the

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and graduated with a major in history. She currently resides in

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population amon ...

. In June 2016, she was part of the USA women's national team that finished with a bronze medal at the 2016 Champion's Trophy in

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. Recently, Vittese led her team to win the bronze medal in the Pan American Cup against Canada in August 2017.http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Field-Hockey/Features/2017/August/13/Come-from-Behind-Win-Earns-USWNT-PAC-Bronze-Medal

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* * 1989 births Living people American female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of the United States Field hockey players at the 2011 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey Sportspeople from Camden County, New Jersey Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Virginia Cavaliers field hockey players Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Female field hockey midfielders Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{US-fieldhockey-bio-stub