Sandra Elizabeth Levy (born 3 December 1965 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former field hockey player, who represented Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The Toronto, Ontario native ended up in seventh place with the Canadian National Team in Barcelona, after having finished in sixth place four years earlier in Seoul, South Korea.

University hockey and education

Levy was a member of Toronto's York Lions field hockey and indoor hockey teams. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in English in 1990 from York University and an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1995.

Sandra Levy

International career

Levy's international career spanned eleven years with the national women's team. During this time, her teams won silver medal at the 1991 Pan American Games, and bronze at the 1987 Pan American Games.

Sandra Levy

Tournaments include: 1987 — Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (4th place) 1988 — Olympic Games, Seoul (6th place) 1992 — Olympic Games, Barcelona (7th place)

Sandra Levy

Canadian Olympic Committee

After retiring, Levy has been involved with the Canadian Olympic Committee. In 1988, she was a member of the mission team to the 1988 Winter Olympics. Levy was involved in the 2008 Toronto Olympic bid as Director of Special Projects. In 2014, Levy was the Canadian Chef de Mission for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.

Awards and honours

1985-1989, OWIAA All Star

1986-1989, CIAU All-Canadian

1984-1985, CIAU silver medal

1986-1987, CIAU silver medal

1988-1989, CIAU bronze medal

4x CIAU Tournament All-Star

1992-93, York Lions Female Athlete of the Year

2000, Johnny F. Basset Award for Sporting Excellence and Community Values

2003, inducted in the York University Sport of Hall of Fame

2008, African Canadian Achievement Award of Excellence

References

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1965 births

Living people

Canadian female field hockey players

Olympic field hockey players for Canada

Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Pan American Games medalists in field hockey

Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada

Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada

Field hockey players at the 1987 Pan American Games

Field hockey players at the 1991 Pan American Games

Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica

Field hockey people from Ontario

Jamaican emigrants to Canada

Black Canadian sportspeople

York University alumni

York Lions players

Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games

Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games

Black Canadian sportswomen