Women's National Team - Sarah FORBES
 
Position: Goalkeeper
Caps: 117
Height, Weight: 5'4 , 154 lbs
Born: January 11, 1973
Birthplace: Victoria, British Columbia
Residence: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Clubs: York Alumni
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Occupation:
  • Paramedic - Toronto EMS
Field Hockey Background:
  • "I started playing in 1989 in high school as a field player. I changed to goalkeeper and that same summer I went on to win a Gold Medal at the Canada Games with Team New Brunswick!"
  • Played for York University from 1991 to 1997, winning the Gail Wilson Award for Player of the Year in 1997.
  • Member of FHC board of Directors
  • VP Women's High Performance FHO

International Competitions:
  • 1993 Junior World Cup, Barcelona (8th)
  • 1994 World Cup, Dublin (10th)
  • 1995 Olympic Qualifier, Cape Town (7th)
  • 1997 World Cup Qualifier, Harare (11th)
  • 1998 Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur
  • 1999 Pan American Games, Winnipeg (3rd)
  • 2001 Americas Cup, Jamaica (3rd)
  • 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester (7th)
  • 2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo
  • 2004 Pan Am Cup, Bridgetown, Barbados (3rd)
  • 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne (8th)
Other Competitions:
  • 2003 4-Nations Tournament, Vancouver (2nd)
  • 2005 Australia Series
  • 2005 USA Series
  • 2005 South Africa Tour
  • 2006 Australia Series
  • 2006 UK & France Tour
Personal File:
  • Interests (outside field hockey): golf, coaching, ice hockey, travelling

  • "Opportunity of a lifetime" (given a chance to do anything in the world): to travel endlessly around the world
"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone elses hands, but not you. Not you.."

"Hitch your wagon to a star." Ralph Waldo Emerson