Decosta, Sara (1977–)

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Decosta, Sara (1977–)

American ice-hockey player. Born May 13, 1977, in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Goaltender, played for Providence College; won a team gold medal at Nagano (1998), the 1st Olympics to feature women's ice hockey; won a team silver medal at World champion ships (2000, 2001); won a team silver medal at Salt Lake City Olympics (2002).

See also Mary Turco, Crashing the Net: The U.S. Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Team and the Road to Gold (HarperCollins, 1999); and Women in World History.

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