Agustina Nieto

María Agustina Nieto Serra (born 15 May 1989)[1] is an indoor and field hockey player from Uruguay.[2]

Agustina Nieto
Personal information
Full name María Agustina Nieto Serra
Born (1989-05-15) 15 May 1989
Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defence
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– Uruguay 98 (9)
2010–2017 Uruguay Indoor 23 (11)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Women's field hockey
South American Games
Silver medal – second place2018 CochabambaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 SantiagoTeam
Women's indoor hockey
Indoor Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place2010 BarquisimetoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 GeorgetownTeam

Personal life

Agustina Nieto was born and raised in Montevideo, Uruguay. She is one of five siblings, having four brothers.[3]

Career

Field hockey

Nieto made her debut for Las Cimarronas in 2008, at the South American Championship in Montevideo.[4] Since her debut, Nieto has gone on the represent the national team in multiple major tournaments, and in 2016 became captain of the national team.[5]

She has won two medals at the South American Games, bronze at the 2014 edition in Santiago and silver at the 2018 edition in Cochabamba.[5]

In 2019, she was a member of the team at the Pan American Games in Lima.[6]

Indoor

Agustina Nieto made her debut for the Uruguayan indoor team at the 2010 Indoor Pan American Cup, where she won a silver medal.[7]

She went on to represent the team again at the 2011 Indoor World Cup in Poznań, as well as the 2014 and 2017 Indoor Pan American Cups in Montevideo and Georgetown respectively.[5]

References
  1. "Team Details – Uruguay". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. "Juegos Panamericanos 2019". hockey.com.uy (in Spanish). Federación Uruguaya de Hockey sobre Césped. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. "Agustina Nieto, inspiración para una marca de ropa y una abuela-hincha de 94 años". elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). El Observador. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. "2008 South American Championship". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. "NIETO Agustina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. "NIETO SERRA María Agustina". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Lima2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. "Uruguay: 2010 Indoor Pan American Championship (Women)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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