# Beth Beglin
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{{short description|American field hockey player}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Beth Beglin
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Elizabeth Anne Beglin
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|April 2, 1957}}
| birth_place = [Teaneck, New Jersey](/source/Teaneck%2C_New_Jersey), U.S.
| height = 5 ft 5 in
| weight = 127 lb.
| sport = Field Hockey
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport| Women's [Field Hockey](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_Summer_Olympics) }}
{{Medal|Country| the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition| [Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games) }}
{{MedalBronze| [1984 Los Angeles](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics) | [Team](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament)}}
}}
'''Elizabeth Anne Beglin''' (born April 2, 1957, in [Teaneck, New Jersey](/source/Teaneck%2C_New_Jersey)) is a former [field hockey](/source/field_hockey) player from the [United States](/source/United_States), who was a member of the [Women's National Team](/source/United_States_women's_national_field_hockey_team) that won the bronze medal at the [1984 Summer Olympics](/source/1984_Summer_Olympics) in [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California).
==Education==
Beglin grew up in [Upper Saddle River, New Jersey](/source/Upper_Saddle_River%2C_New_Jersey).[Miles, Gary. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120906043951/http://articles.philly.com/1988-07-05/sports/26237323_1_bracalente-and-van-kuren-diane-schleicher-usa-field-hockey-classic "What They're Seeking Is Field Hockey Gold"], ''[The Philadelphia Inquirer](/source/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer)'', July 5, 1998. Accessed August 21, 2011. "Team captain Beth Beglin of Upper Saddle River, N.J., recently named the head coach at the University of Iowa, and Californians Marcy Place von Schottenstein and Sheryl Johnson are back from the 1984 team. Johnson also serves as the team's vice-captain."] She attended [Northern Highlands Regional High School](/source/Northern_Highlands_Regional_High_School) in [Allendale, New Jersey](/source/Allendale%2C_New_Jersey), and was inducted in 2011 into the school's hall of fame.[Jackson, Matt. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/115663374_Northern_Highlands_Hall_of_Fame_class_unveiled.html "Northern Highlands Hall of Fame class unveiled"], ''Town Journal'', February 10, 2011. Accessed August 21, 2011.]
==Olympics==
Beglin qualified for the 1980 Olympic team but did not compete due to the Olympic Committee's [boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics](/source/1980_Summer_Olympics_boycott) in Moscow, Russia. She was one of 461 athletes to receive a [Congressional Gold Medal](/source/List_of_Congressional_Gold_Medal_recipients) years later.[{{cite book|last1=Caroccioli|first1=Tom|last2=Caroccioli|first2=Jerry|title=Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=Highland Park, IL|isbn=978-0942257403|pages=243–253}}] When the United States hosted the Games in 1984, she once again represented her native country and was part of the bronze medal team. Four years later, she was a member of the team that competed at the [1988 Summer Olympics](/source/1988_Summer_Olympics) in [Seoul](/source/Seoul), [South Korea](/source/South_Korea).[Beaton, Rod. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55788472.html?dids=55788472:55788472&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+06%2C+1988&author=Rod+Beaton&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=USA+OLYMPIANS&pqatl=google "USA Olympians"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107175007/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55788472.html?dids=55788472:55788472&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+06,+1988&author=Rod+Beaton&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=USA+OLYMPIANS&pqatl=google |date=2012-11-07 }}, ''[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)'', January 6, 1988. Accessed August 16, 2011. "Beth Beglin of Teaneck N.J. and Sheryl Johnson of Palo Alto Calif head the selections for the USA's women's field hockey team that will compete in the Summer Olympics at Seoul South Korea in September. Beglin and Johnson will be making their third Olympic appearances."]
==Coaching==
From 1988 to 1999, Beglin was the field hockey coach at the [University of Iowa](/source/University_of_Iowa) where the team won 25 straight Big Ten Conference matches from 1990 to 1993 and 45 consecutive home matches on Grant Field from 1988 to 1994.[{{cite news|url=https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-hawkeyes/50-iowa-moments-since-title-ix-beth-beglin-leads-iowa-field-hockey-to-seven-final-fours-in-12-years/|title=50 Iowa moments since Title IX: Beth Beglin leads Iowa field hockey to 7 Final Fours in 12 years|website=[The Gazette](/source/The_Gazette_(Cedar_Rapids%2C_Iowa))|accessdate=January 1, 2023}}]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Olympics.com|elizabeth-anne-beglin|Elizabeth Anne Beglin}}
* {{Olympedia|name=Beth Beglin}}
* {{InterSportStats|3000409600|Beth Beglin}}
* {{databaseOlympics|BEGLIBET01|Beth Beglin|archive=20070310222525}}
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Category:1957 births
Category:Living people
Category:American women's field hockey players
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in field hockey
Category:Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Northern Highlands Regional High School alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Teaneck, New Jersey
Category:People from Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
Category:Iowa Hawkeyes field hockey
Category:Congressional Gold Medal recipients
Category:20th-century American sportswomen
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