Albert Sala

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Albert Sala
Personal information
Full name Albert Sala Moreno
Born (1981-07-15) 15 July 1981 (age 43)
Terrassa, Spain
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Senior career
YearsTeam
Atlètic Terrassa
SCHC
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Spain
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Leipzig Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Manchester Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Lahore Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Chennai Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Terrassa Team
Champions Challenge
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Johannesburg Team

Albert Sala Moreno [lower-alpha 1] (born 15 July 1981) is a field hockey player from Spain, who finished in fourth position with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. [1]

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After having played for Atlètic Terrassa for several years, he moved to The Netherlands in the summer of 2006, and started to play for Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club in Bilthoven.

Albert Sala Moreno graduated from the Johan Cruyff Institute in the International Master of Sport Management.

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salaand the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albert Sala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.