Yolanda Hightower
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Yolanda Hightower (born January 1, 1961) is an American former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
She won the silver medal at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis.[2] In 2001, Hightower was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
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While at Old Dominion, Hightower won the Honda Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best field hockey player for the 1982–83 season.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yolanda Hightower". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ Older, Steven (2015). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos. Google. p. 112. ISBN 9781476604688. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Tiffany Snow Named Honda Award Winner". Old Dominion University. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "Field Hockey". CWSA. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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