Soledad García

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]

Soledad García
Personal information
Full name Agustina Soledad García
Born (1981-06-12) June 12, 1981
Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club [Uru Cure Rugby Club]
Senior career
Years Team
Rot-Weiss Köln
Universitario de Córdoba
B.H.V. Push
Laren
SCHC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Argentina U21
1999–2011 Argentina 231
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyTeam
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Perth Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rosario Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Madrid Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2008 MönchengladbachTeam
Gold medal – first place2009 SydneyTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 NottinghamTeam
Silver medal – second place 2002 Macau Team
Silver medal – second place2007 QuilmesTeam
Silver medal – second place 2011 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Rosario Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Kingston Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 BridgetownTeam
Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Buenos AiresTeam
Bronze medal – third place 1997 SeongnamTeam
Last updated on: October 1, 2010

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
  1. Olympics - Agustina Soledad Garcia. CNNSI.com (2000). Retrieved on 2008-06-22.
  2. Olympics 2004 - Women's hockey results", BBC Sport, 12 August 2004. Retrieved on 2008-06-22.
  3. Young Women's Player of the Year 2002 - Agustina Garcia. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 2008-06-22.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. "2022 Commonwealth Games [womens]]". Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 4 August 2022.


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