Sandra Whyte-Sweeney

Sandra Whyte-Sweeney (born August 24, 1970) is an American ice hockey player.

Sandra Whyte-Sweeney
Born	(1970-08-24) August 24, 1970 Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb)
Position	Forward
ECAC team	Harvard
National team	United States
Playing career	1989–1998
Medal record Women's ice hockey Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Team competition World Championships 1992 Tampere Team competition 1994 Lake Placid Team competition 1997 Kitchener Team competition

She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.[1] In the gold medal game, Whyte assisted on her team's first two goals and scored an empty-net goal to seal the United States' 3-1 win over Canada. It was the first gold medal awarded in women's ice hockey in Olympic history.

Career

Whyte-Sweeney has stayed connected to the Olympic movement. She participated in the United States Olympic Committee's Summit program. These are a series of conferences that unite former Olympic gold medalists with medal hopefuls for the next Games with the goal of helping them mentally prepare for the challenge.[2]

References

1. Sandra Whyte Olympic medals and stats Archived 2007-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
2. Meredith Rainey Valmon. "Sandra Whyte Sweeney". Ivy @ 50. Retrieved 16 April 2010.