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Leslie Deniz

Personal information
Full name	Leslie Jean Deniz
Born	May 25, 1962 (1962-05-25) (age 62) Oakland, California, U.S.
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Discus throw Pan American Junior Athletics Championships 1980 Sudbury Discus throw

Leslie Jean Deniz (born May 25, 1962) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the women's discus throw event.

Deniz was born in Oakland, California, and grew up in Gridley, California, where she attended area schools, graduating from Gridley High School in 1980. While there she twice improved the NFHS national high school record in the discus throw to 172' 11" which lasted for two years. Deniz was adopted into a long time dairy farming family.

She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. in the Discus where she won the Silver medal. Leslie attended Arizona State University in Tempe after graduating from Gridley High School in 1980. Her teammate at ASU, Ria Stalman, won the 1984 Olympic gold medal in a tight competition.

Deniz completed her BA and MA and worked as a police officer and administrator with the Yuba City Police Department.

Deniz worked four years as the chief of police at California State University, Chico until late September 2006.

Deniz continues her committed work in law enforcement.

She is currently a professor of criminal justice studies at Woodland Community College.

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) National High School Record Book
2. http://www.chicoer.com/newshome/ci_4365408

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leslie Deniz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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Qualification	1984 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
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Men's field athletes	Duncan Atwood Willie Banks Earl Bell Tim Bright Ed Burke Art Burns Michael Carter Mike Conley Sr. John Crist Milton Goode Bill Green Al Joyner Dave Laut Carl Lewis Jud Logan Doug Lytle Mike McRae Larry Myricks Doug Nordquist Tom Petranoff John Powell Steve Roller Dwight Stones Mike Tully Mac Wilkins Augie Wolf Jim Wooding
Women's track and road athletes	Evelyn Ashford Sharrieffa Barksdale Joan Benoit Jeanette Bolden Cindy Bremser Valerie Brisco-Hooks Alice Brown Judi Brown Julie Brown Robin Campbell Chandra Cheeseborough Mary Decker Diane Dixon Benita Fitzgerald-Brown Kim Gallagher Randy Givens Florence Griffith Joyner Joan Hansen Denean Howard Sherri Howard Julie Isphording Missy Kane Lillie Leatherwood Pam Page Diana Richburg Kim Turner Angela Wright-Scott Ruth Wysocki
Women's field athletes	Jodi Anderson Carol Cady Laura De Snoo Leslie Deniz Cindy Greiner Lorna Griffin Joni Huntley Jackie Joyner Carol Lewis Ramona Pagel Louise Ritter Karin Smith Pam Spencer Lynda Sutfin Cathy Sulinski Angela Thacker
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