Sara DeCosta-Hayes | |
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Position | Goaltender |
Catches | Left |
Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 130 lb (59 kg) |
Hockey East Team | Providence |
Born | Warwick, Rhode Island, USA | May 13, 1977,
Pro Career | 1995 – 2002 |
Olympic medal record | ||
Women's Ice hockey | ||
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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]

Sara DeCosta in action for Team USA.
Awards and honors[edit | edit source]
- 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]
Footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Contributions of long-overlooked Jewish sports heroines finally recognized" (PDF), Brandeis University. Retrieved on 12 September 2009.
- ↑ Annual Awards - Through the Years. USA Hockey. Retrieved on 24 June 2010.
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