Club Atlético River Plate, commonly known as River Plate, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city's estuary, Río de la Plata. Although many sports are practised at the club, River Plate is best known for its professional football team, which has won Argentina's Primera División championship a record of 38 times, its latest title in 2023. Domestic achievements also include 14 national cups, with the 2021 Trofeo de Campeones as the most recent, making River Plate the country's most successful team in domestic competitions with a total of 52 top-division titles.
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.
Lucas Martín Vila is an Argentine former field hockey player who played as a forward.
Luciana Paula Aymar is an Argentine retired field hockey player.
María Cecilia Rognoni is a retired Argentine field hockey player, who won the 2002 World Cup in Perth, Australia where she was elected as the best woman hockey player in the world by the FIH.
Field hockey at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 29 July to 11 August at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park.
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.
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.
The 2018 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 23rd and last edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 17 and 25 November 2018 in Changzhou, China.
Julia Mailén Gomes Fantasia is an Argentine field hockey player.
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.
Pilar Campoy is an Argentine field hockey player and part of the Argentina national team.
Gabriela Aguirre is an Argentine field hockey midfielder and part of the Argentina national team. She was part of the Argentine team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. On club level she plays for Banco Provincia in Argentina.
María José Granatto is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a forward for Argentine club Club Santa Barbara and the Argentina national team. She is the younger sister of Argentina's hockey player and teammate Victoria Granatto.
Julieta Jankanus is an Argentine field hockey player and part of the Argentina national team. She plays with the Argentina national field hockey team, winning silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Valentina Raposo 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.
Camila Machín is an Argentinian born, Italian field hockey player.
