Leah O'Brien
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Medal record | |||
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Competitor for United States | |||
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Olympic Games | |||
Gold | Atlanta 1996 | Team Competition | |
Gold | Sydney 2000 | Team Competition | |
Gold | Athens 2004 | Team Competition |
Leah Marie Amico-O'Brien (born September 9, 1974 in Garden Grove, California) is an American softball player, best known for her gold medals at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 olympics.
[edit] Awards and Honors
- 2004 Gold medalist at Athens Olympic Games
- 2003 Gold medalist at Pan American Games
- 2002 Gold medalist at ISF World Championships
- 2000 Gold medalist at Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
- 1999 Gold medalist Pan American Games
- 1998 Gold medalist at ISF World Championships
- 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year for the State of Arizona
- 1996 Gold medalist at Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA
- Led the Arizona Wildcats to three Women’s
- College World Series title (1993, 1994, & 1997)
- Three-time NFCA First-team All American
- Three-time Academic All American
- Three-time First-team All-Pacific Region
- Four-time All Pac-10
- Three-time ASA All American
[edit] External links
Categories: 1974 births | Living people | American softball players | Olympic softball players of the United States | Softball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Softball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Softball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | California sportspeople | United States Olympic medalist stubs