Pedro Ibarra (born 11 September 1985) is an Argentine former

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player who played as a defender. He represented the Argentine national team from 2004 to 2021.

Career

He made his debut for the national squad in 2004, after having played the Junior World Cup in

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. He finished in tenth place with his national team at the

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, and in tenth at the

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. Pedro won the bronze medal at the

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and three gold medals at the

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. He played in Spain for Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the

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. They won the gold medal by defeating

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5-2 in the final. He retired after the

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having played for 17 years for the national team.

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* 1985 births Living people Argentine male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders People from San Fernando de la Buena Vista World Series Hockey players 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2007 Pan American Games 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2011 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games Olympic field hockey players of Argentina Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Olympic gold medalists for Argentina Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in field hockey South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in field hockey Real Club de Polo de Barcelona players HC Den Bosch players SCHC players Expatriate field hockey players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players División de Honor de Hockey Hierba players Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province {{Argentina-fieldhockey-bio-stub