Sara Benz (born 25 August 1992 in

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) is a Swiss

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forward, who shoots left.

International career

Benz was selected for the Switzerland national women's ice hockey team in the

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

. She played in all five games, scoring a goal.IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 Olympics
/ref> Benz has also appeared for Switzerland at four

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s, with her first appearance in

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

. She was also a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

championships. IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 World Championship
/ref>IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2011 World Championship
/ref>IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2012 World Championship
/ref>IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2013 World Championship
Benz made three appearances for the Switzerland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at two levels of the

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. Her first came in

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. IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2008 U-18 World Championship
/ref>IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 U-18 World Championship
/ref>IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 U-18 World Championship Division I
/ref>

Personal life

Her twin sister Laura Benz is also a hockey player.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours and achievements

SWHL-A

*2010-2011 : Champion with ZSC Lions Frauen *2011-2012 : Champion with ZSC Lions Frauen *2012-2013 : Champion with ZSC Lions Frauen *2012-2013 : Best PPG (2,94) *2012-2013 : Most Goals (30) *2014-2015 : Best PPG (2,67)

Swiss Women Cup

*2017-2018 : Cup Winner with ZSC Lions Frauen *2017-2018 : Most Point (19)

WJC-18

2008 : Top 3 Player on Team 2010 : Best Forward in D1 Division 2010 : Gold Medal in D1 Division 2010 : Most Goals (9) in D1 Division 2010 : Most Assists (9) in D1 Division 2010 : Most Points (18) in D1 Division

WC

*2011 : Top 3 Player on Team *2012 : Bronze Medal *2013 : Top 3 Player on Team

OG

*2014 : Bronze Medal

Other

*2018 : Swiss Hockey Hall of Fame

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 for Switzerland Olympic medalists in ice hockey Ice hockey people from Zurich Swiss women's ice hockey forwards Swiss twins 21st-century Swiss sportswomen Swiss Women's League players {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub