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{{short description|Swiss ice hockey player}}
{{Short description|Swiss ice hockey player (born 1992)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
{{Infobox ice hockey player
|position = [[Forward (ice hockey)|Forward]]
|position = [[Forward (ice hockey)|Forward]]
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|weight_lb = 121
|weight_lb = 121
|sex = f
|sex = f
|image = Sara Benz vs. Russian Player, Stefanie Marty looking.jpg
|caption = Sara Benz vs. Russian Player, Stefanie Marty looking
|ntl_team = SUI
|ntl_team = SUI
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|8|25|df=y}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|8|25|df=y}}
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{{MedalBronze | 2012 United States | [[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|Tournament]]}}
{{MedalBronze | 2012 United States | [[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|Tournament]]}}
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'''Sara Benz''' (born 25 August 1992 in [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]]) is a [[Swiss people|Swiss]] [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]].
'''Sara Benz''' (born 25 August 1992 in [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]]) is a Swiss [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]].


==International career==
==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.<ref name="2010stats">[http://stats.iihf.com/og2010/IHW400005_83_5_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 Olympics]</ref><ref name="IIHFGuide">{{cite book |last=IIHF|title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2012|year=2011 |publisher=Fenn/M&S |page= 548|isbn= 978-0-7710-9598-6}}</ref>
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.<ref name="2010stats">[http://stats.iihf.com/og2010/IHW400005_83_5_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 Olympics]</ref><ref name="IIHFGuide">{{cite book |last=IIHF|title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2012|year=2011 |publisher=Fenn/M&S |page= 548|isbn= 978-0-7710-9598-6}}</ref>


Benz has also appeared for Switzerland at four [[IIHF Women's World Championship]]s. Her first appearance came in [[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]]. She was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the [[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]] championships.<ref name="2009stats">[https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071555/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/178/IHW1780SUI_83_6_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 World Championship]</ref><ref name="2011stats">[https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/252/IHW2520SUI_83_5_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2011 World Championship]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="2012stats">[https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/271/IHW2710SUI_83_6_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2012 World Championship]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="2013stats">[http://stats.worldwomen2013.com/Hydra/339/IHW3390SUI_83_5_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2013 World Championship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221232612/http://stats.worldwomen2013.com/Hydra/339/IHW3390SUI_83_5_0.pdf |date=2014-02-21 }}</ref>
Benz has also appeared for Switzerland at four [[IIHF Women's World Championship]]s. Her first appearance came in [[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]]. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the [[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]] championships.<ref name="2009stats">[https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071555/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/178/IHW1780SUI_83_6_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 World Championship]</ref><ref name="2011stats">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220416171752/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/252/IHW2520SUI_83_5_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2011 World Championship]</ref><ref name="2012stats">[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/271/IHW2710SUI_83_6_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2012 World Championship]</ref><ref name="2013stats">[http://stats.worldwomen2013.com/Hydra/339/IHW3390SUI_83_5_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2013 World Championship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221232612/http://stats.worldwomen2013.com/Hydra/339/IHW3390SUI_83_5_0.pdf |date=2014-02-21 }}</ref>


Benz made three appearances for the [[Switzerland women's national under-18 ice hockey team]], at two levels of the [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championships]]. Her first came in [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]].
Benz made three appearances for the [[Switzerland women's national under-18 ice hockey team]], at two levels of the [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championships]]. Her first came in [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]].
<ref name="2008U18stats">[https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/156/IHW1560SUI_83_5_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2008 U-18 World Championship]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="2009U18stats">[https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/181/IHW1810SUI_83_6_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 U-18 World Championship]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="2010U18stats">[https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/222/IHW2220SUI_83_5_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 U-18 World Championship Division I]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
<ref name="2008U18stats">[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/156/IHW1560SUI_83_5_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2008 U-18 World Championship]</ref><ref name="2009U18stats">[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/181/IHW1810SUI_83_6_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 U-18 World Championship]</ref><ref name="2010U18stats">[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/222/IHW2220SUI_83_5_0.pdf IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 U-18 World Championship Division I]</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team !! League !! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]] !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 2008-09 || [[ZSC Lions|ZSC Lions Frauen]] || [[SWHL A]]
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2010-11 || ZSC Lions Frauen || SWHL A
| 5 || 11 || 7 || 18 || 2
| 5 || 9 || 8 || 17 || 6
|-
| 2011-12 || ZSC Lions Frauen || SWHL A
| 19 || 23 || 14 || 37 || 18
| 5 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2012-13 || ZSC Lions Frauen || SWHL A
| 17 || 30 || 20 || 50 || 8
| 2 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2
|-
| 2013-14 || ZSC Lions Frauen || SWHL A
| 5 || 6 || 6 || 12 || 4
| 6 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2014–15 SWHL A season|2014-15]] || ZSC Lions Frauen || SWHL A
| 9 || 18 || 6 || 24 || 12
| 3 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 0
|-
| [[2017–18 SWHL A season|2017-18]] || ZSC Lions Frauen || SWHL A
| 14 || 12 || 8 || 20 || 12
| - || - || - || - || -
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2017-18 || ZSC Lions Frauen || Swiss Women Cup
| 3 || 8 || 11 || 19 || 0
| - || - || - || - || -
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | SWHL A totals
! 69
! 100
! 61
! 161
! 56
! 23
! 21
! 21
! 42
! 16
|}


===International career===
===International===
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{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Year
! Team
! Team
! Event
! Event
! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! GP
! GP
! G
! G
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! Pts
! Pts
! PIM
! PIM
|-
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]]
| [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]] || [[Switzerland women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Switzerland U18]] || [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|WJC18]]
| 5 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 2
| [[Switzerland women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Switzerland U18]]
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championships|U18]]
| [[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]] || [[Switzerland women's national ice hockey team|Switzerland]] || [[IIHF World Women's Championship|WC]]
| 5
| 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
| 4
| 2
|-
| [[2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2009]] || Switzerland U18 || WJC-18
| 6
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
| 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2010]] || Switzerland || [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OG]]
| [[2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2009]]
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
| Switzerland U18
|-
| U18
| [[2010 IIHF Women's World Championship|2010]] || Switzerland U18 || WJC-18 D1
| 2
| 5 || 9 || 9 || 18 || 8
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2
| [[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]] || Switzerland || WC
| 2
| 5 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 2
| 2
|-
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]]
| [[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]] || Switzerland || WC
| 5 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2
| [[Switzerland women's national ice hockey team|Switzerland]]
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[IIHF World Women's Championships|WW]]
| [[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013]] || Switzerland || WC
| 4
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
| 0
| 2
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2014]] || Switzerland || OG
| 2
| 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
| 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]]
| [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2018]] || Switzerland || OG
| 6 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 2
| Switzerland
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| [[2010 Winter Olympics|Oly]]
! colspan="3" | Junior totals
| 5
| 1
! 12
| 0
! 13
| 1
! 13
| 2
! 26
! 12
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| [[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]]
! colspan="3" | WC totals
| Switzerland U18
! 19
| [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championships|U18 DI]]
| 5
! 6
| 9
! 6
| 9
! 12
| 18
! 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| 8
! colspan="3" | OG totals
|- ALIGN="center"
! 17
| [[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]]
! 4
| Switzerland
| WW
! 4
| 5
! 8
| 3
! 6
| 2
| 5
| 2
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]]
| Switzerland
| WW
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 2
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013]]
| Switzerland
| WW
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|}
|}

==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<ref>{{cite web|title=HALL OF FAME |url=https://m.sihf.ch/fr/organization/hall-of-fame/#/ |website=sihf.ch |date=26 April 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Olympic medalist families]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://eurohockey.com/player/504202-sara-benz.html Eurohockey.com Profile]
*[http://eurohockey.com/player/504202-sara-benz.html Eurohockey.com Profile]
*[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/sara-benz-1.html Sports-Reference Profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120736/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/sara-benz-1.html Sports-Reference Profile]


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[[Category:Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics]]
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[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland]]
[[Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Switzerland]]
[[Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Zürich]]
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Zürich]]
[[Category:Swiss women's ice hockey forwards]]
[[Category:Swiss women's ice hockey forwards]]
[[Category:Twin sportspeople]]
[[Category:Swiss twins]]
[[Category:Twin people from Switzerland]]
[[Category:21st-century Swiss sportswomen]]
[[Category:Swiss Women's League players]]



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Latest revision as of 18:37, 15 May 2024

Sara Benz
Sara Benz vs. Russian Player, Stefanie Marty looking
Born (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 31)
Zürich, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 121 lb (55 kg; 8 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 2008–present
Sara Benz
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Team
IIHF World Women's Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 United States Tournament

Sara Benz (born 25 August 1992 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss ice hockey forward.

International career

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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.[1][2]

Benz has also appeared for Switzerland at four IIHF Women's World Championships. Her first appearance came in 2009. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2012 championships.[3][4][5][6]

Benz made three appearances for the Switzerland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at two levels of the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships. Her first came in 2008. [7][8][9]

Personal life

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Her twin sister Laura Benz is also a hockey player.

Career statistics

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Club

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008-09 ZSC Lions Frauen SWHL A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
2010-11 ZSC Lions Frauen SWHL A 5 11 7 18 2 5 9 8 17 6
2011-12 ZSC Lions Frauen SWHL A 19 23 14 37 18 5 5 2 7 2
2012-13 ZSC Lions Frauen SWHL A 17 30 20 50 8 2 2 2 4 2
2013-14 ZSC Lions Frauen SWHL A 5 6 6 12 4 6 3 5 8 4
2014-15 ZSC Lions Frauen SWHL A 9 18 6 24 12 3 2 4 6 0
2017-18 ZSC Lions Frauen SWHL A 14 12 8 20 12 - - - - -
2017-18 ZSC Lions Frauen Swiss Women Cup 3 8 11 19 0 - - - - -
SWHL A totals 69 100 61 161 56 23 21 21 42 16

International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Switzerland U18 WJC18 5 4 2 6 2
2009 Switzerland WC 4 0 2 2 0
2009 Switzerland U18 WJC-18 2 0 2 2 2
2010 Switzerland OG 5 1 0 1 2
2010 Switzerland U18 WJC-18 D1 5 9 9 18 8
2011 Switzerland WC 5 3 2 5 2
2012 Switzerland WC 5 2 2 4 2
2013 Switzerland WC 5 1 0 1 2
2014 Switzerland OG 6 1 1 2 2
2018 Switzerland OG 6 2 3 5 2
Junior totals 12 13 13 26 12
WC totals 19 6 6 12 6
OG totals 17 4 4 8 6

Honours and achievements

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SWHL-A

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  • 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

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

WJC-18

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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

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

OG

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  • 2014 : Bronze Medal

Other

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  • 2018 : Swiss Hockey Hall of Fame[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 Olympics
  2. ^ IIHF (2011). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2012. Fenn/M&S. p. 548. ISBN 978-0-7710-9598-6.
  3. ^ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 World Championship
  4. ^ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2011 World Championship
  5. ^ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2012 World Championship
  6. ^ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2013 World Championship Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2008 U-18 World Championship
  8. ^ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 U-18 World Championship
  9. ^ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 U-18 World Championship Division I
  10. ^ "HALL OF FAME". sihf.ch. 26 April 2024.
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