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2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship
The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the women's 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 ... championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 22 to 30 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England. England defeated Netherlands on penalty shuttles in the final, drawing initially 2-2, with goals from Lily Owsley and Sophie Bray. Defender Sam Quek was named Man of the Match in the final. Qualified teams * * * * * * * * Format The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group against the teams they did not play in the group stage. The last t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international women's field hockey competition organized by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Championships. The inaugural tournament took place in 1984. When the tournament is held close to the Summer Olympic games or the Women's Hockey World Cup, the winner of the tournament is awarded a place in those competitions. Format The tournament is played in Divisions normally consisting of eight teams. The top division, containing the eight best national teams, is called the EuroHockey Nations Championship, below which there is the EuroHockey Championship II, then the EuroHockey Championship III, then the EuroHockey Championship IV, and so on. Qualification National teams qualify for a division based on their performance in the previous competition. Each time the competition is held, it is with each division's previous top two teams promoted (assum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulina Okaj
Paulina or Paullina (, ) was a name shared by three relatives of the Roman Emperor Hadrian: his mother, his elder sister and his niece. Mother of Hadrian Domitia Paulina or Paullina, Domitia Paulina Major or Paulina Major, (''Major'' Latin for ''the elder''), also known as Paulina the Elder (?-85/86). Paulina was a Roman woman born in Spain who lived in the 1st century. She was a daughter of a distinguished senatorial family. Paulina originally came from Gades (modern Cádiz, Spain). Gades was one of the wealthiest Roman cities. Little is known of the life of Paulina. She may have been related to Domitia Lucilla the grandmother of Marcus Aurelius. G. Di Vita-Evard speculated that they might have been half-sisters. Paulina married Spanish Roman Publius Aelius Hadrianus Afer, a praetor who was a paternal cousin of Roman Emperor Trajan. Paulina and Afer had two children, a daughter Aelia Domitia Paulina (75-130) and a son emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus (76-138). Around 85 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Richardson-Walsh
Kate Louise Richardson-Walsh, (''née'' Walsh; born 9 May 1980) is an Olympic Gold and Bronze Medal winning English field hockey player. She was capped a record 375 times for her country and was the England and Great Britain Captain for 13 years. Early life Richardson-Walsh was born in Withington, Manchester and attended Priestnall School in Stockport. At the age of 16 she joined Aquinas College in Stockport because it afforded her more support for her hockey. She graduated from Brunel University in 2003 with a 2:1 (BSc Sports Science). At the age of 11 she joined Didsbury Greys Hockey Club in Manchester followed by Hightown Hockey club. Richardson-Walsh was selected to play for the under 16 Great Britain team when she was 14. It took Richardson-Walsh just nine years to go from starting hockey at her school aged 11 to playing for her country at the Sydney Olympic Games. International career Richardson-Walsh made both her England and Great Britain debuts in 1999 and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Magis
Valerie Maria Henriette Magis (born 29 March 1992) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Belgian club Dragons. Career Club Valerie Magis played her club hockey for HC Oranje-Rood in the Dutch Hoofdklasse, the top national league until 2019. In 2019 she left the Netherlands to play for Dragons in Belgium. National team Magis made her international debut in 2011, in a test match against South Africa. Following her debut, Magis was left out of the team in 2012, and returned in 2013 at the 2012–13 Hockey World League Semi-finals in Rotterdam, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl .... Magis medalled at three tournaments, winning bronze at the 2013 EuroHockey Championships and 2014 Champions Trophy, and silver at the 2015 EuroHockey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlota Petchame
Carlota is a Portuguese and Spanish given name, equivalent to Charlotte in English. This name may refer to: People * Carlota (name) Places * Carlota Cove, a cove in Antarctica * Carlota Island, an island in the Philippines * Lago Carlota National Reserve, in Chile *Villa Carlota, Mexico, a farming settlement * Carlota (Mexico), a New Virginia Colony settlement for ex-Confederate soldiers after the American Civil War * La Carlota (other) Other *'' Acmaeodera carlota'', a beetle species *Operation Carlota, a Cuban military intervention in Angola during the 1970s See also * Carlotta (other) Carlotta may refer to: People and fictional characters *Carlotta (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name *Carlotta (performer) (born 1943), Australian cabaret performer and TV personality *Mary Myers (1849–1932), Am ... {{disambiguation, geo, given name Portuguese feminine given names Spanish feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocío Ybarra
Rocío Ybarra Solaun (born 26 December 1984) 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 (Spain did not qualify in 2012). At club level she played for and RC Polo in the Spanish system, for UHC Hamburg in Germany, and for Kampong, HDM and Oranje Zwart in the Netherlands. She played internationally with the Spain national team that finished fourth at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup in Madrid under the guidance of coach Pablo Usoz. Her family has played hockey at a high level for three generations; her twin sister Lucía was also selected for Spain while her great-uncle Julio Solaun (known as Javier) competed at the 1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carola Salvatella
Carola Salvatella Panés (born 8 July 1994) is a Spanish field hockey forward who is part of the Spain women's national field hockey team. She was part of the Spanish team at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ... in Rio de Janeiro, where they finished eighth. On club level she plays for Club Egara in Spain. References External links * *https://hub.olympic.org/olympians/carola-salvatella/ *http://olympians.pointafter.com/l/53331/Carola-Salvatella *http://www.terrassadigital.cat/detall_actualitat/32637/carola/salvatella/sentencia/club/egara/derbi/amb/cd/terrassa.html#.WJjZg1UrLIU *http://egara.es/esteve-bosch-harmonia-dor-2016-carola-salvatella-plata-i-pere-arch-bronze/ *http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/carola-salvatella?excludenudity=true ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia Magaz
Alicia Magaz Medrano (born 24 May 1994) is a Spanish field hockey forward who is part of the Spain women's national field hockey team. She was part of the Spanish team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where they finished eighth. On club level she plays for Club de Campo Club de Campo Villa de Madrid is a country and sports club located in Madrid, Spain. The club was formed in 1929, and is one of the most known in the city. It has a wide array of sports facilities including two championship 18-hole golf courses, ho ... in Spain References External links * * * http://www.laliga4sports.es/eventos/jjoo-rio-2016/deportista/alicia-magaz * https://www.noroestemadrid.com/tag/alicia-magaz/ 1994 births Living people Olympic field hockey players for Spain Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Spanish female field hockey players Place of birth missing (living people) Female field hockey forwards Clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Riera
Lola Riera Zuzuarregui (born 25 June 1991) is a Spanish field hockey player and part of the Spain women's national field hockey team. She was part of the Spanish team at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ... in Rio de Janeiro, where they finished eighth. On club level in 2016 she played for SPV Complutense in Spain. References External links * *http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/lola-riera?excludenudity=true&sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=lola%20riera *http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/index.php/2016/40-june/894-news-for-08-june-2016 *http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/index.php/2015/29-august/589-news-for-08-august-2015 Living people Olympic field hockey players for Spain Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Van As
Naomi van As (born 26 July 1983) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward/midfield for a Dutch club MHC Laren. She made her debut for the Netherlands national team on 20 June 2003 in a game against South Africa. She was a part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup which also won the 2007 Champions Trophy. Her family lives in South Africa. In 2008, Van As became an Olympic gold medal winner with her national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, scoring the first goal in their 2–0 win over China. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was again part of the Dutch team that won gold. She finished her international sportive career at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the by shoot-outs lost final against the team of Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berta Bonastre
Berta Bonastre Peremateu (born 3 June 1992) is a Spanish field hockey forward who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the club level she plays in Belgium. In 2015, she received the Silver Stick award as the second best player in the Belgium's Athlon Hockey League. Her sister Silvia Silvia () is a female given name of Latin origin, with a male equivalent Silvio and English-language cognate Sylvia. The name originates from the Latin word for forest, ''Silva'', and its meaning is "spirit of the wood"; the mythological god of ... is also a field hockey player. References External links * 1992 births Living people Spanish female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Spain Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Expatriate field hockey players Spanish expatriates in Belgium Female field hockey forwards People from Vallès Occidental Sportspeople from the Province of Barcelona Field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Vandermeiren
Judith Vandermeiren (born 10 August 1994) is a Belgian field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Belgium women's national field hockey team The Belgium women's national field hockey team is coached by Raoul Ehren. Competitive record Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Summer Olympics Hockey World Cup World League FIH Pro ... in the women's tournament. References External links * Living people 1994 births Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Belgian female field hockey players Sportspeople from Antwerp Female field hockey defenders Female field hockey midfielders {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
