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Born | Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada | 14 August 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011– | Canada | 206 | (65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Canada U–21 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sara McManus (born 14 August 1993) [1] is a Canadian field hockey player. [2] [3]
Sara McManus was born and raised in Tsawwassen, British Columbia. [2] She studied kinesiology at the University of British Columbia. [4]
McManus is sponsored by Ritual Hockey. [5]
McManus made her debut for the Canada U–21 in 2012 at the Pan American Junior Championship in Guadalajara. [6]
In 2013, she captained the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach. [7]
McManus made her debut for the national team in 2011. [2]
Throughout her career, McManus has medalled multiple times. She won bronze and silver medals at the 2015 [7] and 2019 editions of the Pan American Games, respectively. [8] She has also won bronze twice at the 2013 and 2022 Pan American Cups. [7]
She also represented Canada at the XX and XXI Commonwealth Games. [9]
When she retired, with 216 international appearances under her belt, McManus was the second most capped woman in Canadian hockey history. [10]