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 edit

Stephany attended Moanalua High School in Honolulu, Hawaii and Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri.[1][2]

Stephany defeated Ali Bernard 2 to 0 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.[3]

Less than 48 hours after the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, Stephany became married.[4]

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.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ USA Wrestling. "USA Wrestling - Features, Events, Results | Team USA". Themat.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  3. ^ USA Wrestling. "USA Wrestling - Features, Events, Results | Team USA". Themat.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. ^ "Becoming an Olympian, and Then a Newlywed". The New York Times. 24 April 2012.
  5. ^ "U.S. wrestler Stephany Lee loses Olympic spot after drug test". ESPN.com. 29 June 2012.