Sarah Forster

Sarah Forster (born 19 May 1993) is a Swiss ice hockey player and member of the Swiss national team, currently playing with AIK Hockey Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). A two-time Olympian, she won a bronze medal with Switzerland in the women’s ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics and competed in the women’s ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where Switzerland finished fifth.[1][2] Forster has participated in seven IIHF Women's World Championships during 2012 to 2021, and won a bronze medal at the 2012 tournament.

Sarah Forster
Forster with Linköping HC during the 2015 Swedish Championship finals
Born (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993
Berneck, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SDHL team
Former teams		 AIK Hockey
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 2011–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
2014 SochiIce hockey
World Championship
2012 United States

Personal life

Forster comes from a hockey playing family. Her father, Marcel, played in the National League B (NLB) throughout the 1980s and served as assistant coach to HC Ajoie during 2011 to 2015. Her two younger siblings play ice hockey in Swiss leagues – Gaëtan (born 1997) in the 2. Liga of the Regio League and Justine (born 2001) in the Swiss Women's Hockey League B (SWHL B).[3]

References
  1. "Athletes: Sarah FORSTER". Olympics.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Swiss name 48 players". pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. "Le Jura comme point d'encrage …". HC Delémont-Vallée (in French). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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