{{Short description|Swiss ice hockey player (born 1992)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player |position = Forward |shoots = Left |catches = |height_ft = 5 |height_in = 4 |weight_lb = 121 |sex = f |image = Sara Benz vs. Russian Player, Stefanie Marty looking.jpg |caption = Sara Benz vs. Russian Player, Stefanie Marty looking |ntl_team = SUI |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|8|25|df=y}} |birth_place = Zürich, Switzerland |career_start = 2008 }}{{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport | Women's ice hockey}} {{MedalCountry | {{SUI}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze| 2014 Sochi | Team}} {{MedalSport | IIHF World Women's Championships}} {{MedalBronze | 2012 United States | Tournament}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Sara Benz''' (born 25 August 1992 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss ice hockey forward, who shoots left.

==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 has also appeared for Switzerland at four IIHF Women's World Championships, with her first appearance in 2009. She was also a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 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. <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== Her twin sister Laura Benz is also a hockey player.

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! 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 |- 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 || 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 | - || - || - || - || - |- 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=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2008 || Switzerland U18 || WJC18 | 5 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009 || Switzerland || WC | 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 |- | 2009 || Switzerland U18 || WJC-18 | 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010 || Switzerland || OG | 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- | 2010 || Switzerland U18 || WJC-18 D1 | 5 || 9 || 9 || 18 || 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011 || Switzerland || WC | 5 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 2 |- | 2012 || Switzerland || WC | 5 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013 || Switzerland || WC | 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- | 2014 || Switzerland || OG | 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018 || Switzerland || OG | 6 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | Junior totals ! 12 ! 13 ! 13 ! 26 ! 12 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | WC totals ! 19 ! 6 ! 6 ! 12 ! 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | OG totals ! 17 ! 4 ! 4 ! 8 ! 6 |}

==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== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://eurohockey.com/player/504202-sara-benz.html Eurohockey.com 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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