Brenda Lee Stauffer (born April 8, 1961 in

New Holland, Pennsylvania New Holland (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Seischwamm'') is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,762, up from 5,378 in the 2010 census. History New Holland was settled in 1728 by brothers John Michae ...

) is a former

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 ...

player from the

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. She was a member of the United States bronze medal winning 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 sec ...

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. Brenda played field hockey at Pennsylvania State University making "collegiate player of the year" in 1982.

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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 {{US-fieldhockey-bio-stub

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