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2008 Women's Hockey South American Championship
The 2008 Women's Hockey South American Championship was the second edition of the Women's South American Hockey Championship, South American Championship. It was held between 30 March and 6 April 2008 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Argentina women's national field hockey team, Argentina won the tournament for the second time, defeating Chile women's national field hockey team, Chile 5–1 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 2–0 in the third place match. Umpires The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament: * Amy Hassick (United States, USA) * Cinthia Mellí (Argentina, ARG) * Beatriz Mongelos (Paraguay, PAR) * Maritza Pérez (Uruguay, URU) * Mariana Reydo (Argentina, ARG) * Claudia Videla (Chile, CHL) Results Preliminary round Fixtures ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification round Fifth and six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata. The city was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish people, Spanish-Portuguese people, Portuguese dispute over the La Plata Basin, platine region. It was also under brief British invasions of the Río de la Plata, British rule in 1807, but eventually the city was retaken by Spanish criollos who defeated the British invasions of the River Plate. Montevideo is the seat of the administrative headquarters of Mercosur and ALADI, Latin America's leading trade blocs, a position that entailed comparisons to the role of Brussels in Europe. The 2019 Mercer's report on qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
