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Laura Berg
- Three-time Olympic gold medalist (1996, 2000, 2004)
- Hit the game winner at the Sydney Olympics to catapult the U.S. to a 2-1 lead over Japan and the gold medal
- 1999 Pan American Games gold medalist
- Started all 10 games in center field at the 2000 Olympics
- Batted .341 during 63-game pre-Olympic tour in 2000; scored 38 runs and was 7-for-7 on stolen bases, a team-high mark
- Four-time All-American at Fresno State; 1998 National Champion
- One of three players at Fresno State to boast 300 or more career hits and post a 160-game defensive errorless streak
- Earned gold medal at the U.S. Olympic Cup
- married to Rob Peterson, Assistant Athletic Director at South Dakota; met when Peterson was director of facilities at Fresno State
On setting goals: "Without goals you more or less slide through life. Practicing is pretty much the same as studying. Without practice and a stick-to-it attitude, I never would have made it to the Olympics."
Related Links
Feature: USOC honors 2004's top athletes
Feature: 2005 Pacific Rim national team announced
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Height: 5'7
Born: 1/6/1975
Hometown: Santa Fe Springs, CA
Sport: Softball
Event: Outfielder
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