Soledad_García

Soledad García

Soledad García

Argentine field hockey player

Agustina Soledad "Sole" García (born June 12, 1981) is a retired Argentine field hockey player. She won the silver medal with the national field hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The striker was named WorldHockey Women's Young Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation twice (2002 and 2004).[1][2][3]

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Soledad also won the World Cup in 2002 and 2010, three Champions Trophy, two gold medals at the 1999 Pan American Games,[4] 2003 Pan American Games,[5] and two Pan American Cups.

Since retiring from playing international hockey, Soledad has started coaching and is the assistant coach of the Canada women's national field hockey team. As assistant coach she has attended a number of events including the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6]

References

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    Olympics - Agustina Soledad Garcia. CNNSI.com (2000). Retrieved on 2008-06-22.
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    Olympics 2004 - Women's hockey results", BBC Sport, 12 August 2004. Retrieved on 2008-06-22.
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    Young Women's Player of the Year 2002 - Agustina Garcia[permanent dead link]. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 2008-06-22.
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    "Field Hockey Canada - 1999 Pan American Games - Women's Rosters". 2005-10-16. Archived from the original on 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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    Athletics, University of Maryland (2003-08-14). "U.S. National Field Hockey Team Falls to Argentina in Pan Am Final, 3-1". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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    "2022 Commonwealth Games [womens]]". Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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