USWNTOlympic GamesJenny Rizzo

Paris 2024: Meet Jenny Rizzo

With the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games rapidly approaching, get to know the athletes named to the U.S. Olympic Women's Field Hockey Team.

  • About Jenny

    Jersey Number: 33

    Position: Goalkeeper

    Hometown: Hershey, Pa.

    Began Playing: 2008

    Joined USWNT: 2021

    High School: Hershey

    Club Team: Alley Cats

    College: Penn State University

    Major: BioBehavioral health

  • Best Words of Advice

    "Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it."

  • World Championship Experience
    • Silver - 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier (Ranchi, India)
    • Silver - 2023 Pan American Games Provisional Athlete (Santiago, Chile)
    • Silver - 2016 Women’s Junior Pan American Games (Trinidad & Tobago)
    • 8th - 2016 Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup (Santiago, Chile)
    • 9th - 2023-24 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
    • 9th - 2022-23 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
    • 9th - 2021-22 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
  • Personal Accolades
    • 2018-20 - member of Development USWNT
    • 2016-17 - member of U-21 USWNT

  • Most memorable field hockey moment

    Qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

    Hidden Talent

    Can change her own oil

    Fun Fact

    Leads team Zumba on game days 💃🏽

  • Favorite Vacation Spot

    Camping in the mountains

    Favorite Pastimes

    Making sourdough bread

    Favorite Pump-Up Song

    Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede, Björn Skifs

    Dream Job

    Own a geriatric dog rehabilitation farm

  • Parents

    Jack and Joan Rizzo

    Sibling(s)

    Has a twin brother, Jack, and sister, Ashley


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