Soledad García

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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 has been named World Hockey Women's Young Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation twice (2002 and 2004).[1][2][3]

Full name Agustina Soledad García
Born (1981-06-12) June 12, 1981 (age 44)
Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Forward
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Soledad García
Personal information
Full name Agustina Soledad García
Born (1981-06-12) June 12, 1981 (age 44)
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 Caps Goals
1997–2001 Argentina U21
1999–2011 Argentina 231
Last updated on: October 1, 2010
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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]

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