The 2008 Women's Hockey South American Championship was the second edition of the
South American Championship. It was held between 30 March and 6 April 2008 in
Montevideo
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, Uruguay.
Argentina won the tournament for the second time, defeating
Chile 5–1 in the final.
Uruguay won the bronze medal after defeating
Brazil 2–0 in the third place match.
Umpires
The following umpires were appointed by the
International Hockey Federation
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to officiate the tournament:
* Amy Hassick (
USA)
* Cinthia Mellí (
ARG
Arg or ARG may refer to:
Places
*''Arg'' () means "citadel" in Persian, and may refer to:
**Arg, Iran, a village in Fars Province, Iran
**Arg (Kabul), presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan
**Arg, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan P ...
)
* Beatriz Mongelos (
PAR)
* Maritza Pérez (
URU
Uru or URU may refer to:
Language
* Uru dialect of Central Kilimanjaro, a Bantu language of Tanzania
* Uru language, the extinct language of the Uros, an Amerindian people
* Uru of Ch'imu, an extinct language of the Uros, an Amerindian people
...
)
* Mariana Reydo (
ARG
Arg or ARG may refer to:
Places
*''Arg'' () means "citadel" in Persian, and may refer to:
**Arg, Iran, a village in Fars Province, Iran
**Arg (Kabul), presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan
**Arg, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan P ...
)
* Claudia Videla (
CHL)
Results
Preliminary round
Fixtures
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Classification round
Fifth and sixth place
Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics
Final standings
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Note: as Argentina qualified for the 2009 Pan American Cup as defending champions, the qualification quota was moved to second placed team, Chile.
Goalscorers
References
External links
Pan American Hockey Federation
{{International field hockey
South American Championship
International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Uruguay
Women's Hockey South American Championship
Sports competitions in Montevideo
Women's South American Hockey Championship
Women's Hockey South American Championship
Women's Hockey South American Championship