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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] |
Bilbao
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Kampong (field Hockey Club)
Sportvereniging Kampong Hockey (; ), also known as SV Kampong or simply Kampong, is a Dutch field hockey club based in Utrecht. It was founded in 1902, making it the second oldest hockey club in the Netherlands. Both the men's and the women's 1st XI compete in the Hoofdklasse, country's top-tier league. The men's team won the league in 2017, after 32 years without a national title, after a clash with Rotterdam. They have also competed in the Euro Hockey League. Etymology The term 'Kampong' is Javanese in origin. Having hundreds years of relationship with Java island (especially during the Dutch colonialism on Indonesia), Javanese language influenced some vocabulary in Dutch language. The term ꦏꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦁ (''kampung'', ) literally means "village" in Javanese, it refers to the historical fact that these hockey club was once played in the villages in Java. Honours Men National title / Hoofdklasse * Winners (8): 1967–68, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1984 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Hockey At The 1968 Summer Olympics
The men's field hockey tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 11th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a fourteen-day period beginning on 13 October, and culminated with the medal finals on 26 October. All games were played at the Municipal Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico. Pakistan won the gold medal for the second time after defeating Australia 2–1 in the final. Defending champions India won the bronze medal after defeating West Germany 2–1. Competition Schedule Squads Results Preliminary Round Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 The match was abandoned in the 55th minute with the score 0-0 after the Japanese team laid down their sticks and walked off the pitch to protest the awarding of a penalty stroke to India. India were awarded the match 5-0. ---- Pool B : – Australia and Kenya finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Hockey At The 1964 Summer Olympics
The field hockey tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the 10th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 11 to 23 October 1964. All games were played at the Komazawa Hockey Field in Tokyo, Japan. Pakistan were the defending champions, but lost 1–0 to India in the Gold Medal Match. Australia won their first Olympic medal, claiming bronze in a 3–2 win over Spain in extra time. Medalists Squads Results Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification round Crossover ---- Fifth and sixth place Medal round Semi-finals ---- Bronze Medal Match Gold Medal Match Final rankings Goalscorers References Sources * {{Field hockey at the Summer Olympics Field hockey at the Summer Olympics 1964 Summer Olympics events Summer Olympics 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Solaun
Julio Solaun (born 1 February 1942) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. Also known as Javier, his great-niece Rocío Ybarra was captain of the Spain women's national field hockey team The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics at their first ever Olympic appearance in front of their home crowd in Terrassa, ... in the 2010s, and competed at three Olympics. References External links * 1942 births Living people Spanish male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Spain Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Field hockey players from the Basque Country (autonomous community) {{Spain-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diario AS
''Diario AS'' () is a Spanish daily sports newspaper that concentrates particularly on football. Profile ''Diario AS'' is part of PRISA which also owns '' El País'' and ''Cinco Días''. The paper particularly covers news of the Community of Madrid football teams: Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Getafe CF, CD Leganés, and Rayo Vallecano. It competes directly with ''MARCA''. In addition to Madrid, the newspaper also has satellite bureaus in Barcelona, Bilbao, A Coruña, Seville, Valencia and Zaragoza Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari .... In May 2012 the newspaper launched aEnglish language sub-siteoffering original journalism and articles translated from the original Spanish by native English-language speakers. The circulation of ''Diario AS'' was 181,172 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deia (newspaper)
''Deia'' (in Basque, ''The call'') is a Basque Country newspaper founded in 1977, with a Basque nationalistic perspective. The newspaper is bilingual in character though principally written in Spanish with some articles in Basque. Deia is the main product of the Editorial Iparraguirre S.A. (EISA). Although their initial objective was to cover news in the whole of País Vasco, they actually have as their tag line ''Noticias de Bizkaia'', as their principle market is in Vizcaya, where they are the second largest newspaper in the city. Deia is part of the newspaper group Grupo Noticias, which includes several other Spanish newspapers including ''Diario de Noticias'' in Navarra, '' Noticias de Gipuzkoa'' in Guipúzcoa and '' Noticias de Álava'' en Álava. The current director of the newspaper is Iñaki González Torre. History ''Deia'', together with other publications by their publishing company, was created by the Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Usoz
Pablo Usoz Ciriza (born 31 December 1968) is a Spanish field hockey player and coach. He won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 .... He also competed at the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics. His father Luis Usoz was also an international and Olympic hockey player. Notes References External links * 1968 births Living people Field hockey players from Madrid Spanish male field hockey players Spanish field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players for Spain Olympic silver medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 27 September to 8 October 2006 in Madrid, Spain. The Netherlands won the tournament for the sixth time after defeating Australia 3–1 in the final. Defending champions Argentina won the third place match by defeating Spain 5–0. Qualification Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European federation received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings. Alongside the five teams qualifying through the Qualifier, twelve teams competed in this tournament. Squads Umpires Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation: *Chieko Akiyama (JPN) * Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) *Caroline Brunekreef (NED) *Ute Conen (GER) *Marelize de Klerk (RSA) *Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) * Jean Duncan (SCO) * Sarah Garnett (NZL) *Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) *Anne McRae (SC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
