Sara Whalen

Sara Whalen
Personal information
Full name Sara Eve Hess
Birth name Sara Eve Whalen[1]
Date of birth (1976-04-28) April 28, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Natick, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Long Island Lady Riders
2001–2002 New York Power 31 (0)
International career
1997–2000 United States 65 (7)
Medal record
Women's football (soccer)
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1999 United States Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sara Eve Hess (née Whalen; born April 28, 1976) is a retired American professional Olympic medalist soccer player. Whalen played for the United States Women's National Soccer Team from 1997 to 2000, won an Olympic silver medal with the team, and was a founding player of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).[2]

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  2. ^ "Sara Whalen". Soccerdivas.com. Retrieved December 23, 2010.