Sara Goodman (born 22 October 1999) is a Canadian

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

player.

Personal life

Sara Goodman was born and raised in

Duncan, British Columbia Duncan (pop. 5,047 in 2021) is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is the smallest city by area (2.07 square kilometres, 0.8 square miles) in Canada. It was incorporated in 1912. Location The city is about 45 kilo ...

Career

Under–21

Goodman made her debut for the Canadian U–21 team in 2016, at the

Pan American Junior Championship The Men's Pan American Junior Championship is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1978 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Junior ...

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. She represented the team three years later in a four–nations tournament in

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. In 2021, she captained the team to a gold medal at her second

National team

Sara Goodman debuted for the

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in 2018 during a test series against

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. She won her first medal in 2022, taking home bronze at the Pan American Cup in

References

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Field Hockey Canada Field Hockey Canada (FHC) is the national sports organization responsible for the development and growth of field hockey in Canada. In collaboration with provincial and club members, FHC provides programs and resources to support the field hoc ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodman, Sara 1999 births Living people Canadian female field hockey players Female field hockey defenders Sportspeople from British Columbia People from Duncan, British Columbia