Sara DeCosta-Hayes
| Sara DeCosta-Hayes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
May 13, 1977 Warwick, RI, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goaltender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caught | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hockey East team | Providence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1995–2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sara Ann 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]
She is the daughter of Nancy and Frank DeCosta.[2]
Awards and honors
- 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) [3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Contributions of long-overlooked Jewish sports heroines finally recognized" (PDF). Brandeis University. The Hadassah Brandeis Institute. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ↑ http://www.jwen.com/hock/whock/decost.html
- ↑ "Annual Awards - Through the Years". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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