Sara DeCosta Hayes

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Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Playing career 1995–2002 Education Providence College National team United States Weight 59 kg		Hockey East team Providence Role Olympic athlete Caught Left Name Sara DeCosta-Hayes Positions Goaltender

Born May 13, 1977 (age 47) Warwick, RI, USA ( 1977-05-13 )

Sara Ann 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.

She is the daughter of Nancy and Frank DeCosta.

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)

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