Xavier Ribas Centelles (born 16 February 1976) is a

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defender from

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. He represented the Men's National Team at three consecutive

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, starting in

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References

Spanish Olympic Committee

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* 1976 births Living people Field hockey players from Catalonia Spanish male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Sportspeople from Terrassa Olympic field hockey players for Spain 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Olympic silver medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Uhlenhorster HC players Atlètic Terrassa players Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate field hockey players Sportsmen from Catalonia {{Spain-fieldhockey-bio-stub