Rachel Dawson

{{short description|American field hockey player}}

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Rachel Dawson (born August 2, 1985) is an American field hockey player.{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/dawson-rachel-1132679/ |title=Rachel Dawson |website=London2012.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524102730/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/dawson-rachel-1132679/ |archive-date=May 24, 2013}} A midfielder / back, she earned her first senior career cap vs Australia on June 5, 2005. Dawson was named to the U.S. field hockey team for the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, with the team finishing in 8th and 12th respectively.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080630084840/http://fieldhockey.teamusa.org/news/article/2204 2008 U.S. Olympic Women's Field Hockey Team announced]{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/rachel-dawson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104724/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/rachel-dawson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Rachel Dawson |access-date=December 18, 2015}}

Dawson was born in Camden, New Jersey, one of eight children and grew up in Berlin, New Jersey, and attended Eastern Regional High School, where she graduated in 2003. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007 and resides in North Carolina.[http://www.usfieldhockey.com/teams/women/dawson_r.htm Rachel Dawson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214063509/http://www.usfieldhockey.com/teams/women/dawson_r.htm |date=2007-12-14 }}, USA Field Hockey. Accessed December 20, 2007.