Javier Bruses Manresa (born May 11, 1979 in Barcelona, Spain) is a field hockey goalkeeper from Spain, who was a member of the Men's National Team that finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The goalie of Real Club de Polo won the title at the Champions Trophy tournament in Lahore (2004), and at the 2005 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup in Leipzig.
Currently playing in the third team of Real Club de Polo Barcelona as a striker, received the golden medal of Real Club de Polo Barcelona for his excellent hockey carrier representing his club.
Spain competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to 29, 2004. This nation has competed in every Summer Olympic Games since its official debut in 1920. Spain, however, boycotted two editions, the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a protest to the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Spanish Olympic Committee sent the nation's third largest delegation in history to the Games. A total of 317 athletes, 177 men and 140 women, competed in 26 sports.
Russell Simon Garcia is an English field hockey coach and a former England & GB field hockey player. He won a gold medal with Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul at the age of 18 years 3 months, making him Britain's youngest ever Olympic champion.
Mario Nicolás Almada is a field hockey forward from Argentina.
Twelve national teams competed in the men's Olympic field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Sixteen players were officially enrolled in each squad.
Sander Petrus Henricus van der Weide is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the golden medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Alexandre "Alex" Fàbregas i Carné is a former Spanish field hockey player who played for the Spain national team as midfielder.
David Alegre Biosca is a Spanish former field hockey player who played as a midfielder for the Spanish national team.
Francisco ("Kiko") Fábregas Monegal is a field hockey midfielder from Spain, who finished in fourth position with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Four years earlier, in Sydney, he ended up in ninth place with the national side. Fábregas plays club hockey for Real Club de Polo in his hometown of Barcelona.
Pedro Ibarra is an Argentine former field hockey player who played as a defender. He represented the Argentine national team from 2004 to 2021.
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.
Real Club de Polo de Barcelona is a country club in Barcelona, Spain. Established in 1897, it had 9000 members at the time of the 1992 Summer Olympics. Normally used for polo, field hockey, tennis, squash, and swimming by its members, the club was the venue for the Olympic equestrian competition and the riding portion of the modern pentathlon events.
Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga is a multisport club based in Gijón, Spain. The club was founded in 1938 and is the biggest sports club in Asturias. It has 33,000 members, more than the most important football clubs of the region.
Xavier Lleonart Blanco is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a forward for Real Club de Polo and the Spanish national team.
The 2017–18 División de Honor de Hockey Hierba was the 52nd season of the División de Honor de Hockey Hierba, the highest field hockey league in Spain. The season began on 23 September 2017 and concluded on 3 June 2018.
The 2018–19 División de Honor de Hockey Hierba was the 53rd season of the División de Honor de Hockey Hierba, the highest field hockey league in Spain. The season began on 9 September 2018 and it concluded with the championship final on 19 May 2019 in Terrassa.
The 2019–20 División de Honor de Hockey Hierba was the 54th season of the División de Honor de Hockey Hierba, the highest field hockey league in Spain. The season began on 2 November 2019 and was scheduled to conclude with the second match of the championship final on 10 May 2020 in Barcelona.
Mario Garín Fernández is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for División de Honor club El Tenis and the Spanish national team.
The 2020–21 División de Honor de Hockey Hierba was the 55th season of the División de Honor de Hockey Hierba, the highest men's field hockey league in Spain. The regular season began on 19 September 2020 and is scheduled to finish on 25 April 2021. The play-off semi-finals and final were played on 1 and 2 May 2021 on Atlètic Terrassa.
The 2021–22 División de Honor de Hockey Hierba was the 56th season of the División de Honor de Hockey Hierba, the premier men's field hockey league in Spain. The season began on 8 May 2022 and finished with the championship final on 8 May 2022.
Marc Miralles Portillo is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for División de Honor club Real Club de Polo and the Spain national team.