Sara DeCosta-Hayes

Sara DeCosta-Hayes
Born	May 13, 1977 (1977-05-13) (age 34) 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]

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) ^[2]

See also

• List of select Jewish figure skaters

Footnotes

1. ^ "Contributions of long-overlooked Jewish sports heroines finally recognized" (PDF). The Hadassah Brandeis Institute. Brandeis University. http://www.brandeis.edu/hbi/news/Jewish_Female_Athlete_PR.pdf. Retrieved 12 September 2009. 
2. ^ "Annual Awards - Through the Years". USA Hockey. http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=AU_13_07&ID=185912&USAHockeyType=ICE. Retrieved 24 June 2010. 

External links

• bio

Persondata
Name	Decosta, Sara
Alternative names
Short description	American ice hockey player
Date of birth	May 13, 1977
Place of birth	Warwick, RI, USA
Date of death
Place of death