Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Kristen M. "Kris"•Fillat (-Buchanan) |
Used name | Kris•Fillat |
Born | 7 November 1970 in San Diego, California (USA) |
Measurements | 167 cm / 57 kg |
NOC | United States |
Kris Fillat played hockey (field) in college at the University of Iowa, where she led the Hawkeyes to the Final Four all four years, twice finishing as NCAA runner-up. She joined the US National Team in 1990, playing at the 1990 World Cup. Fillat played at the 1996 Olympics, but also won three medals at the Pan American Games, a bronze in 1991 and silvers in 1995 and 1999. She also won international bronze medals at the 1994 World Cup and the 1995 Champions Trophy.
Fillat, later Kris Buchanan, founded the food and beverage brand GoodOnYa, which includes GoodOnYa deli, GoodOnYa bar and GoodOnYa hydrate, and sells organic products, including drinks, protein powders, coffee, and sandwiches. Fillat-Buchanan is a member of the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame and the Iowa Varsity Club Athletics Hall of Fame.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1996 Summer Olympics | Hockey | USA | Kris Fillat | |||
Hockey, Women (Olympic) | United States | 5 |