Sara Benz (born 25 August 1992 in
Zürich
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, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich ...
,
Switzerland) is a
Swiss ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
forward.
International career
Benz was selected for the
Switzerland national women's ice hockey team in the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening = February 12, 2010
, closing = February 28, 2010
, opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean
, cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gret ...
. She played in all five games, scoring a goal.
[IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 Olympics](_blank)
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Benz has also appeared for Switzerland at four IIHF Women's World Championship
The IIHF World Women's Championship (WW or WWC), officially the IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship, is the premier international tournament in women's ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The offi ...
s. Her first appearance came in 2009. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2012
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championships.[ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 World Championship](_blank)
/ref>[IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2011 World Championship](_blank)
/ref>[IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2012 World Championship](_blank)
/ref>[IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2013 World Championship](_blank)
Benz made three appearances for the Switzerland women's national under-18 ice hockey team
The Swiss women's national under 18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team in Switzerland. The team represents Switzerland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.
World Women's U18 Cha ...
, at two levels of the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
The IIHF Women's World U18 Championship, officially the IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship, is an annual ice hockey tournament for national women's under-18 (U18) ice hockey teams, administrated by the International Ice Hockey Feder ...
. Her first came in 2008
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.
[IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2008 U-18 World Championship](_blank)
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/ref>[IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 U-18 World Championship Division I](_blank)
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Personal life
Her twin sister Laura Benz
Laura Benz (born 25 August 1992) is a Swiss ice hockey defender.
International career
Benz was selected for the Switzerland national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, scoring a goal.
Benz has a ...
is also a hockey player.
Career statistics
International career
See also
*List of Olympic medalist families
List of Olympic medalists families is a list of people grouped by family who are olympic medalists.
Summer Olympics
:
Winter Olympics
:
Summer and Winter Olympics
See also
* List of sport awards
* List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
...
References
External links
Eurohockey.com Profile
1992 births
Living people
Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
Olympic ice hockey players of Switzerland
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Ice hockey people from Zürich
Swiss women's ice hockey forwards
Twin sportspeople
Swiss twins
21st-century Swiss women
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