Andrea Wieland
Encyclopedia
Andrea Wieland is a former field hockey
goalkeeper from the United States
, who was a member of the US Women's Team
that claimed the fifth spot at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in her birthplace Atlanta.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
goalkeeper from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, who was a member of the US Women's Team
United States women's national field hockey team
The United States women's national field hockey team represents the United States in the international field hockey competitions. The women's team, coached by Australia's Lee Bodimeade since 2005, made its first international appearance at the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur,...
that claimed the fifth spot at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in her birthplace Atlanta.