Javiera Villagra

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

Javiera Villagra
Personal information
Full name Javiera Villagra Lira
Born (1983-03-17) 17 March 1983
Santiago, Chile
Height 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Playing position Midfield
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2015 Chile 165 (–)
2000–2001 Chile U–21 13 (2)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Chile Chile
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
South American Games
Silver medal – second place2006 Buenos AiresTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 SantiagoTeam
Pan American Cup
Bronze medal – third place2009 HamiltonTeam
South American Championship
Silver medal – second place2013 SantiagoTeam

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