Fernando Renz

Fernando Andrés Renz Boher[lower-alpha 1] (born 15 February 1994)[1] is a Chilean field hockey player.[2][3]

Fernando Renz
Personal information
Full name Fernando Andrés Renz Boher
Born (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994
Santiago, Chile
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing position Midfield/Forward
Club information
Current club Club Manquehue
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Chile U–18 11 (0)
2012 Chile U–21 6 (2)
2014– Chile 64
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoTeam
Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place2022 Santiago
South American Games
Silver medal – second place2018 CochabambaTeam
Pan American Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place2012 Guadalajara

Personal life

Fernando Renz is the oldest of three brothers, with siblings Nicolás and Felipe also representing Chile.[4]

Renz studied at the Universidad de Chile.[5]

Career

Under–18

Fernando Renz made his appearance for Chile in 2010, for the national U–18 team at the Pan American Youth Championship in Hermosillo.[6] He followed this up with an appearance at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.[7]

Under–21

In 2012 Renz made his debut for the Chilean U–21 team at the Pan American Junior Championship in Guadalajara, where he won a bronze medal.[8]

Los Diablos

Fernando Renz made his debut for Los Diablos in 2014, during a test series against the United States in Chula Vista.[7]

In 2015 he won his first medal with the national team, winning bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[9]

He won his first South American Games medal in 2018, taking silver at the tournament.[7] In 2019, he was also a member of the national team at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.[10] He also competed at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. He was one of the flag bearers for Chile during the opening ceremony of the 2022 South American Games.[11]

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Renz and the second or maternal family name is Boher.

References
  1. "Team Details – Chile". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. "Seleccion Varones". chilehockey.cl (in Spanish). Federación Chilena de Hockey Sobre Césped. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. "FERNANDO RENZ". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. "Renz". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. "Cuatro estudiantes de la U. de Chile lograron medallas en Toronto 2015". uchile.cl (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. "2010 Pan American Youth Championship". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. "RENZ Fernando". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  8. "Chile". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  9. "RENZ Nicolás". results.toronto2015.org. Toronto2015. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  10. "RENZ BOHER Nicolás". panamhockey.org. Lima2019. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. "Valentina Toro and Fernando Renz will be our flag bearers for the Asunción 2022 South American Games". Gob.cl. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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