Sheryl Johnson

Sheryl Ann Johnson (born December 9, 1957, in Palo Alto, California) is a former field hockey player and coach from the United States. She grew up in Cupertino, CA, and attended Monta Vista High School. She was a three-sport athlete at the University of California Berkeley, playing field hockey, basketball and softball.

Olympics She was a member of the United States national team from 1978 to 1991 and was a three time Olympian. She was a member of the 1980 Summer Olympics field hockey team, although she did not compete because the U.S. boycotted the games. She competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where she and the U.S. National Team won the bronze medal.

Pan American Games In 1979, she competed in the Pan American Games where team USA finished second, winning a silver medal. Four years later, when Seoul hosted the Summer Games, Johnson finished in eighth position with Team USA. She was named U.S. Field Hockey Athlete of the Year in 1986, 1987 & 1989.

World record She long held the Guinness Book of World Records record for the most capped international player, competing in 137 international matches.

Awards Johnson retired from the national team in 1991. She was inducted into the USFHA Hall of Fame in May 1994. She was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal in lieu of competing in the 1980 Olympics.