Alex Fàbregas
Alexandre "Alex" Fàbregas i Carné (born 25 October 1980 in Barcelona, Spain) is a former Spanish field hockey player who played for the Spain national team as midfielder.
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| Full name | Alexandre Fàbregas i Carné | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1980 (age 43) Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He finished in fourth position with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was also part of the Spanish team that won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He played club hockey for Real Club de Polo in his hometown of Barcelona.
He was the target of death threats and insults on Twitter during the 2012 Olympic Games after stating that he played for Spain because he "had no other choice".[1]
References
- "London 2012: Spain hockey star targeted by online death threats". The Guardian. 7 August 2012.
External links
- Alex Fàbregas at Olympics.com
- Alex Fàbregas at Olympedia
- Alex Fàbregas at the Spanish Olympic Committee (in Spanish)
- London 2012 profile
- Spanish Olympic Committee
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