{{short description|American wrestler}} '''Stephany Lee''' is an American wrestler who won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 72 kg women's freestyle class and was scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics before a positive drug test forced her out.
== Life == Stephany attended Moanalua High School in Honolulu, Hawaii and Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri.<ref>Anderson, Dennis. (2004). [https://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/05/16/sports/index8.html Stephany Lee is one of six Hawaii athletes vying for a spot in the Olympics]. ''starbulletin.com''. Retrieved January 17, 2023.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=USA Wrestling |url=http://www.themat.com/usawrestling.org/nationalteams.php?page=showbio&ContactID=988 |title=USA Wrestling - Features, Events, Results | Team USA |publisher=Themat.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-30}}</ref>
Stephany defeated Ali Bernard 2 to 0 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.<ref>{{cite web |author=USA Wrestling |url=http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=4&page=results |title=USA Wrestling - Features, Events, Results | Team USA |publisher=Themat.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-30 |archive-date=2013-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207210112/http://themat.com/section.php?section_id=4&page=results |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Less than 48 hours after the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, Stephany became married.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/24/sports/olympics/wrestler-becomes-olympian-then-a-newlywed.html|title=Becoming an Olympian, and Then a Newlywed|date=24 April 2012|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
On June 28, 2012, Lee was stripped of her Olympic spot after she tested positive for marijuana. It was her second positive, the first in 2009. As a result of the sanctions, Lee was forced to retroactively forfeit any honors and medals from 2009. She also earned a one-year suspension. Bernard was named the replacement to represent the United States at the 72 kg class.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/wrestling/story/_/id/8109584/us-wrestler-stephany-lee-loses-olympic-spot-drug-test|title=U.S. wrestler Stephany Lee loses Olympic spot after drug test|work=ESPN.com|date=29 June 2012 }}</ref>
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