Juan Amat Fontanals (10 July 1946 – 12 May 2022) was a Spanish

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player. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in

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. There he was topscorer of the tournament with sixteen goals, including fourteen penalty corners. Amat competed in four Olympics for Spain, starting in 1968. A player of

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he was the brother of Francisco Amat, Jaime Amat, and Pedro Amat.

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* 1946 births 2022 deaths Field hockey players from Catalonia Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Spain Spanish male field hockey players Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Spain Sportspeople from Terrassa {{Spain-fieldhockey-bio-stub