Karen Shelton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Karen Shelton

American field hockey player

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1957

Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Profession: field hockey player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Karen Christina Shelton (born November 14, 1957 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
She attended West Chester State and was a member of three field hockey NCAA championship winning teams.
She had previously qualified for the 1980 Olympic team but did not compete due to the Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia.
As consolation, she was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal many years later.