Javiera_Villagra

Javiera Villagra

Javiera Villagra

Chilean field hockey player

Javiera Villagra Lira (born 17 March 1983)[1] is a former field hockey player from Chile, who played as a midfielder.[2]

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Personal life

Javiera Villagra was born and raised in Santiago, Chile.[3]

Career

College sport

In 2003, Villagra travelled to the United States to play college sport for American University in Washington. She was a member of the AU Eagles until 2005. She was named an All–American on three occasions by the NFHCA.[4][3]

Las Diablas

Villagra made her debut for Las Diablas in 1997, at just 14 years of age.[3]

Following her debut, Villagra was a mainstay in the national team for 18 years, until her retirement in 2015 following the Pan American Games.[5][6][7]

Throughout her career, Villagra medalled many times, most notably winning bronze at both the 2009 Pan American Cup in Hamilton,[8] and the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Team Details – Chile". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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    "Memorias". chilehockey.cl (in Spanish). Federación Chilena de Hockey Césped. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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    "Javiera Villagra". aubluecrew.com. American University. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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    "Javiera Villagra". aueagles.com. AU Eagles. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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    "VILLAGRA Javiera". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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    "Field Hockey - Athlete Profile – VILLAGRA Javiera". results.toronto2015.org. toronto2015. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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    "Héroes del Deporte 2015: No puede ser un adiós sin despedida para Javiera Villagra". latercera.com (in Spanish). LATERCERA. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. [8]
    "2009 Pan American Cup – Participating Teams". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. [9]
    "Chile". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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