Fernando Andrés Renz Boher (born 15 February 1994) is a Chilean field hockey player.

Personal life

Fernando Renz is the oldest of three brothers, with siblings Nicolás and Felipe also representing

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. Renz studied at the

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Career

Junior national teams

Under–18

Fernando Renz made his appearance for

in 2010, for the national U–18 team at the Pan American Youth Championship in

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. He followed this up with an appearance at the

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Under–21

In 2012 Renz made his debut for the Chilean U–21 team at the

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, where he won a bronze medal.

Los Diablos

Fernando Renz made his debut for

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in 2014, during a test series against the

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. In 2015 he won his first medal with the national team, winning bronze at the

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in Toronto. He won his first

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medal in 2018, taking silver at the

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. In 2019, he was also a member of the national team at the

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. He also competed at the

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held in Asunción, Paraguay. He was one of the flag bearers for Chile during the opening ceremony of the 2022 South American Games.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Renz, Fernando 1994 births Living people Chilean male field hockey players Sportspeople from Santiago Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Pan American Games medalists in field hockey South American Games silver medalists for Chile Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Competitors at the 2022 South American Games South American Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players 21st-century Chilean people