Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Name Sandra Whyte-Sweeney Positions Forward Playing career Education Harvard University | National team United States Weight 59 kg ECAC team Harvard Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born August 24, 1970 (age 53)
Saugus, MA, USA ( 1970-08-24 ) | ||
Sandra Whyte-Sweeney (born August 24, 1970) is an American ice hockey player who was born on August 24, 1970.
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
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