Delfina Merino

Delfina Merino

Merino in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 35) Vicente López, Argentina
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Banco Provincia
Youth career
	Banco Provincia
Senior career
Years	Team
0000–2010	Banco Provincia
2010–2011	SCHC
2011–2016	Banco Provincia
2016–2017	SCHC
2018	Banco Provincia
2018–2019	SCHC
2019–2020	Banco Provincia
2021–	Léopold
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2008–2009	Argentina U21
2009–	Argentina	304	(87)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing   Argentina Olympic Games 2012 London Team 2020 Tokyo Team World Cup 2010 Rosario 2014 The Hague World League 2014-15 Rosario Champions Trophy 2009 Sydney 2010 Nottingham 2012 Rosario 2014 Mendoza 2016 London 2011 Amstelveen 2018 Changzhou Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team 2015 Toronto Team Pan American Cup 2009 Hamilton 2013 Mendoza 2017 Lancaster Junior World Cup 2009 Boston

Delfina Merino (born 15 October 1989) is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina national field hockey team ^[1] and the team achieved the silver medal; at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she was part of the team that won the silver medal. ^[2]

Career

Delfina also won the 2010 World Cup in Rosario, Argentina, five Champions Trophy, the World League 2014–15 and three Pan American Cups. ^[3] She was part of the 2016 Olympic squad. ^[4]

In February 2018, she was elected as the best player in the world by the International Hockey Federation. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Women's Hockey: Team Rosters: Argentina". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
2. "Hockey MERINO Delfina - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
3. "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details Argentina". FIH. p. 1.
4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Delfina Merino". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
5. "2017 Hockey Stars Award winners announced in Berlin". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
6. "Passion and enjoyment are key for dazzling Delfina Merino | FIH". www.fih.ch. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

External links

• Delfina Merino at the International Hockey Federation
• Delfina Merino at Olympics.com
• Delfina Merino at the Argentine Olympic Committee (in Spanish)
• Delfina Merino at Olympedia