Juan Fernández la Villa (born 4 June 1985) is a former
Spanish
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field hockey
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player who played for the
Spain national team. He played club hockey for
Club de Campo
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in
Madrid
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and was a member of the Spanish National Team that claimed the silver medal at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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,
PR China
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.
He also competed for the
national team
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in the
men's tournament at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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.
He studied for a degree in Medicine at the
Complutense University of Madrid
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.
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1985 births
Living people
Spanish male field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players for Spain
2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Spain
Sportspeople from Oviedo
Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga sportsmen
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid players
Complutense University of Madrid alumni
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