Leslie Lyness

Leslie Lyness (born August 7, 1968 in Paoli, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey midfielder from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Her first selection came in 1990. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.[1]

Leslie Lyness
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing the  United States
Champions Trophy
1995 Mar del Plata Team Competition

College

In 1990, while at North Carolina, Lyness won the Honda Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best field hockey player.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Olderr, S. (2015). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999, edicion bilingue (in Spanish). McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4766-0468-8. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  2. "Leslie Lyness". faculty.elmira.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. "Matson Picked For Honda Award". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  4. "Field Hockey". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-29.


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