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2013 Women's Hockey South American Championship
The 2013 Women's South American Hockey Championship was the 5th edition of the Women's South American Hockey Championship. It was held between 26 January and 2 February 2013 in Santiago, Chile. Argentina women's national field hockey team, Argentina won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating Chile women's national field hockey team, Chile 4–0 in the final. Uruguay women's national field hockey team, Uruguay won the bronze medal after defeating Brazil women's national field hockey team, Brazil 4–1 in the third place match. Umpires The following umpires were appointed by the Pan American Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament: *Rosario Ardanaz (Uruguay, URU) *Camilia Cabargas (Chile, CHI) *Catalina Montesino Wenzel (Chile, CHI) *Megan Robertson (Canada, CAN) *Luciana Suarez (Argentina, ARG) *Suzi Sutton (United States, USA) *Veronica Villafañe (Argentina, ARG) Results Pool matches ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification matches Fif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 8 million which is nearly 40% of the country's population, of which more than 6 million live in the city's continuous urban area. The city is entirely in the country's central valley. Most of the city lies between above mean sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has been the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art deco, neo-gothic, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, lined by parks such as Parque Forestal and Balmaceda Park. The Andes Mountains can be seen from most points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimena Cedrés
María Jimena Cedrés Lobbosco (born 30 April 1992) is an Argentine field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ... player. At the 2014 Champions Trophy she won her first gold medal with the Argentina national team in an international tournament. Jimena also won the 2014–2015 World League and the 2016 Champions Trophy. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cedres, Jimena Living people Las Leonas players Argentine female field hockey players 1993 births Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games Field hockey players from Buenos Aires Field hockey players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in field hockey South American Games gold medalists for Argent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisca Vidaurre
The francisca (or francesca) is a throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a characteristic national weapon at the time of the Merovingian The Merovingian dynasty () was the ruling family of the Franks from the middle of the 5th century until 751. They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern Gaul. By 509 they had united all the Franks and northern Gauli ...s from about 500 to 750 and is known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768–814). Although generally associated with the Franks, it was also used by other Germanic peoples of the period, including the Anglo-Saxons; several examples have been found in England.Underwood, Richard (1999). ''Anglo-Saxon Weapons and Warfare''. p.35-37. Tempus Publishing. . Etymology The term ''francisca'' first appeared in the book ''Etymologiae, Etymologiarum sive originum, libri XVIII'' by Isidore of Seville (c. 560–636) as a name used in Hispa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
