Luciana Paula Aymar is an Argentine retired field hockey player.
Rocío Ybarra Solaun is a field hockey defender from Spain, who represented her native country at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, the 2008 Games in Beijing and the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she was captain.
Melissa González is an American field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the national team. She was born in Peekskill, New York. She attended Lakeland High School. González completed her collegiate field hockey career at the University of Connecticut. She gained multiple awards during her collegiate career including First Team All-American and Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year. González has competed in World Championship games since 2014. She was named Best Player of the Tournament at the 2017 World League Semifinals in Johannesburg, South Africa. González's Olympic experience includes the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England, and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In addition to playing, she has been a volunteer assistant coach at UConn, Yale and the University of Massachusetts.
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the tenth edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a fourteen-day period beginning on 6 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 19 August. All games were played at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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.
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.
María 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.
Alyssa Manley is an American field hockey player. She was named to the United States woman's field hockey team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.Won a Galway ladies football junior medal with Salthill/Knocknacarr in 2022 (October). Manley played at full forward vs St Fursey’s Headford. She followed up with the winning goal in the All Ireland junior final vs Naomh Abán.
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.
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.
Alicia Magaz Medrano is a Spanish field hockey forward who is part of the Spain women's national field hockey team.
Ana Cristina da Silva, commonly known as Cris, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Série A1 club Ceará.
