The practice of sports in Argentina is varied due to the population's diverse European origins and the mostly mild climate. Association football is the most popular discipline and other sports played both professionally and recreatively athletics, auto racing, basketball, boxing, cycling, field hockey, fishing, golf, handball, mountaineering, mountain biking, padel tennis, polo, roller hockey, rowing, rugby union, sailing, skiing, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. Argentine achievements can be found in team sports such as association football, basketball, field hockey and rugby union, and individual sports such as boxing, golf, tennis and rowing. Pato, the national sport, is not very popular.
The Argentina women's national field hockey team is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Fernando Ferrara, who was appointed after Carlos Retegui let go in late 2021. The team is currently second in the FIH Women's World Ranking.
Carlos José Retegui is an Argentine retired field hockey player, who is nicknamed Chapa. He was a member of the National squad from 1989 to 2006 and competed in three Summer Olympics. In 2006 he was dismissed from the national team by his former teammate and head coach, Sergio Vigil.
María Noel Barrionuevo is an Argentine field hockey player.
Argentina competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twenty-third appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, having missed only three editions: 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 national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Argentina. They are controlled by the Argentine Association of Ice and In-Line Hockey, an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the 9th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 29 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 10 August. All games were played at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park in London, United Kingdom.
Twelve national teams competed in the women's Olympic hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. 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.
Ana Macarena Rodríguez Pérez is an Argentine field hockey player. She competed for the Argentina national field hockey team for the first time in counted matches during Sergio Vigil's coaching years, but returned to the team with Carlos Retegui in 2010, winning the 2010 World Cup and the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Macarena also won three Champions Trophy and two Pan American Cups.
Delfina Merino is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina national field hockey team and the team achieved the silver medal; at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she was part of the team that won the silver medal.
Martina Cavallero is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina national team where the team achieved the silver medal. Martina also won three Champions Trophy, the World League 2014-15, the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup and two Pan American Cups. She was also part of the 2016 Olympic team.
Florencia Martina Habif is an Argentine field hockey player. Being part of Argentina's Junior National Team "Las Leoncitas" since 2009 and of the National Team Las Leonas since 2010, she competed in several tournaments, including the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where the team achieved the silver medal, being the team's youngest player. In 2014, she was named the Best Young Player in the world by the International Hockey Federation and has been nomitaded 4 times.
Rocío Sánchez Moccia is an Argentine field hockey player. She competed for the Argentina national team and winning the silver medal, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and winning the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Sofía Maccari is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina women's national field hockey team in the women's event and won the silver medal. Sofía has also won the Champions Trophy in 2012 and the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games
Mariela Carla Scarone is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina women's national field hockey team in the women's event and won the silver medal. Mariela has also won the World Cup in 2010, the bronze medal in the World Cup 2014, four Champions Trophy, silver medal in 2011, the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games and the gold medal at the Pan American Cup in 2013.
María Florencia Mutio is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina field hockey team where the team achieved the silver medal. Florencia also won one Champions Trophy, the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup and two Pan American Cups.
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics was the 7th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over an eleven-day period beginning on 16 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 26 August. All games were played at the hockey centre within the Hellinikon Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece.
The Argentina women's national field hockey squad records are the results for women's international field hockey competitions. The sport is controlled by the Argentine Hockey Confederation, the governing body for field hockey in Argentina.
Agustina Gorzelany is an Argentine field hockey player. She plays with the Argentina national field hockey team, winning silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Lourdes Pérez Iturraspe is an Argentine field hockey goalkeeper.
