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American ice hockey player Ice hockey player
Sandra Whyte-Sweeney
Born (1970-08-24) August 24, 1970 (age 54)
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
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano Team competition
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Tampere Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lake Placid Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1997 Kitchener Team competition

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

She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. 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.

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.


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