Melissa González (field hockey)
![]() González in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cortlandt, New York, United States | January 24, 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Connecticut Huskies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2018 | United States | 234 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Melissa González (born January 24, 1989) is an American field hockey player.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the national team.[2] She was born in Peekskill, New York.[1] She attended Lakeland High School. González completed her collegiate field hockey career at the University of Connecticut. She gained multiple awards during her collegiate career including First Team All-American and Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year. González has competed in World Championship games since 2014. She was named Best Player of the Tournament at the 2017 World League Semifinals in Johannesburg, South Africa. González's Olympic experience includes the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England, and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3] In addition to playing, she has been a volunteer assistant coach at UConn, Yale and the University of Massachusetts.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Melissa Gonzalez". London 2012. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Hockey: Women: United States". London 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- ^ "Melissa Gonzalez". Team USA. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Who is... Melissa Gonzalez". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Melissa Gonzalez at the International Hockey Federation
- Melissa Gonzalez at Olympics.com
- Melissa Gonzalez at Olympedia
- Melissa Gonzalez at Team USA (archived)
- Melissa González at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- American female field hockey players
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Olympic field hockey players for the United States
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- UConn Huskies field hockey players
- Female field hockey midfielders
- People from Cortlandt, New York
- Sportspeople from Westchester County, New York
- Field hockey players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in field hockey
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- American field hockey biography stubs