Maartje Yvonne Helene Paumen is a former Dutch field hockey player. She is currently assistant coach for Dutch club MOP. She previously played for Dutch clubs Oranje Zwart and HC Den Bosch and Belgian club Royal Antwerp. She also played for the Netherlands national team and she was part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup in Madrid and the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup in The Hague. She also won the 2007 Champions Trophy and the 2011 Champions Trophy. With 195 goals in 235 games, she is the all-time top scorer for the Dutch national team. She is also all-time top scorer in the national Dutch hockey league, the Hoofdklasse.
Miquel Delàs de Andres is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team.
Spain, represented by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for two; the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Spanish Olympic Committee sent a total of 306 athletes, 163 men and 143 women, to compete in 25 sports.
Argentina competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, having missed only three editions since their 1900 debut: the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States-led boycott. The Argentine Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games in Olympic history, surpassing the record set in London 1948.
Twelve national teams were competing in the men's Olympic field hockey tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Sixteen players were officially enrolled in each squad. Two reserve players could also be nominated to be available should a player enrolled in the official squad become injured during the tournament.
There were twelve national teams competing in the women's Olympic field hockey tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Sixteen players were officially enrolled in each squad. Two reserve players could also be nominated to be available should a player enrolled in the official squad become injured during the tournament.
Lucina Juliana von der Heyde is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as midfielder for German club Mannheimer HC.
Pilar Campoy is an Argentine field hockey player and part of the Argentina national team.
María José Granatto is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a forward for Argentine club Santa Bárbara Hockey Club and the Argentina national team. She is the younger sister of Argentina's hockey player and teammate Victoria Granatto.
Kathleen Sharkey is an American field hockey player. In 2016, she was named to the United States women's national field hockey team for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Frederic "Fred" Soyez is a French field hockey coach. He coached the Spanish national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team finished fifth.
Rocío Gutiérrez Sierra is a Spanish field hockey player.
María López García is a field hockey defender and part of the Spain women's national field hockey team.
Lola Riera Zuzuarregui is a Spanish field hockey player and part of the Spain women's national field hockey team.
Cristina Guinea González is a Spanish field hockey midfielder who is part of the Spain women's national field hockey team.
Beatriz Pérez Lagunas is a Spanish field hockey midfielder who is part of the Spain women's national field hockey team.
Lucía Jiménez Vicente is a Spanish field hockey midfielder who is part of the Spain women's national field hockey team.
Carlota Petchamé Bonastre is a Spanish field hockey forward who is a part of the Spain women's national field hockey team.
Carola Salvatella Panés is a Spanish field hockey forward who is part of the Spain women's national field hockey team.
Joaquín Raúl Menini Suero is a field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Rotterdam. Born in Argentina, he represents Spain at international level. He previously played for his country of birth national team.
