Sandra Whyte-Sweeney
Sandra Whyte-Sweeney (born August 24, 1970) is an American ice hockey player.
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Born |
Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S. | August 24, 1970|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECAC team | Harvard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team |
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Playing career | 1989–1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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References
- Sandra Whyte Olympic medals and stats Archived 2007-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Meredith Rainey Valmon. "Sandra Whyte Sweeney". Ivy @ 50. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
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