Sara DeCosta-Hayes
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| Sara DeCosta-Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 13, 1977 Warwick, RI, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Caught | Left |
| Hockey East team | Providence |
| National team |  United States |
| Playing career | 1995–2002 |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Ice hockey | ||
| Gold | 1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |
| Silver | 2002 Salt Lake City | Ice hockey |
Sara DeCosta (born May 13, 1977) is an American ice hockey player from Warwick, Rhode Island, an alumna of Toll Gate High School. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
DeCosta was named by Brandeis University, a contemporary Jewish sports heroine.[1]
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Awards and honors[edit]
- 2000 and 2002 USA Hockey Women’s Player of the Year Award (also known as the Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year award) [2]
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ "Contributions of long-overlooked Jewish sports heroines finally recognized" (PDF). Brandeis University. The Hadassah Brandeis Institute. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Annual Awards - Through the Years". USA Hockey. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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- Ice hockey people from Rhode Island
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- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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- Jewish ice hockey players
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- People from Warwick, Rhode Island
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