Sandra Whyte-Sweeney Explained

Position:Forward
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
Weight Lb:130
Team:Harvard
League:ECAC
Sex:f
Ntl Team:USA
Birth Date:24 August 1970
Birth Place:Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career Start:1989
Career End:1998

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.[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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WHYTESAN01 Sandra Whyte Olympic medals and stats
  2. Web site: Sandra Whyte Sweeney . Meredith Rainey Valmon . Ivy @ 50. 16 April 2010.