Florencia Peñalba Explained

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Full Name:	Florencia Belén Peñalba Antoria
Birth Date:	1999 9, df=yes
Birth Place:	Uruguay
Height:	158cm
Weight:	56kg
Position:	Defence
Nationalyears1:	2016–2021
Nationalteam1:	Uruguay U–21
Nationalcaps1:	10
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	2018–
Nationalteam2:	Uruguay
Nationalcaps2:	14
Nationalgoals2:	0

Florencia Belén Peñalba Antoria (born 9 September 1999)^[1] is a Uruguayan field hockey player, who plays as a defender.^[2]

Career

Under–21

Peñalba made her debut for the Uruguay U–21 team at the Pan American Junior Championships in Tacarigua.^[3]

In 2021 she represented the team again, winning silver at the 2021 Pan American Junior Championship in Santiago.^{[4] [5]}

Las Cimarronas

Peñalba made her senior international debut for Las Cimarronas in 2018, during the FIH Series Open in Santiago.^{[4] [6]}

She won her first medal with the national team in 2022, taking home bronze at the South American Games in Asunción.^{[7] [8]}

In 2023 she was named in the squad for the Pan American Games in Santiago.^{[9] [10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Team Details – Uruguay . . tms.fih.ch . 18 October 2023.
2. Web site: Florencia Peñalba . . globalsportsarchive.com . 18 October 2023.
3. Web site: Uruguay . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618065656/http://www.panamhockey.org/en/competitions-47-2016-pan-american-junior-championship-women-/team-304-uruguay-2016-pan-american-junior-championship . dead . 18 June 2019 . . panamhockey.org . 18 October 2023 . dmy-all .
4. Web site: PEÑALBA Florencia . . tms.fih.ch . 18 October 2023.
5. Web site: Hockey: “Estamos erizadas”, dijo María Belén Barreiro tras clasificar a Uruguay al Mundial . . 27 August 2021 . Spanish . montevideo.com.uy . 18 October 2023.
6. Web site: Triunfos celestes en el Series Open de hockey . . 21 September 2018 . Spanish . eltelegrafo.com . 18 October 2023.
7. Web site: Florencia Belén Peñalba Antoria . . asu2022.org.py . 18 October 2023.
8. Web site: Juegos ODESUR Paraguay 2022 · ¡Cimarronas Bronce! . . 3 October 2022 . Spanish . hockey.com.uy . 18 October 2023.
9. Web site: Plantel de Hockey para los Panamericanos . . Spanish . 13 October 2023 . cud.org.uy . 18 October 2023.
10. Web site: Las Cimarronas convocadas para Santiago 2023 . . Spanish . 29 September 2023 . espn.com.ar . 18 October 2023.
11. Web site: Juegos Panamericanos: Florencia Peñalba reveló cuáles son los dos grandes objetivos de Las Cimarronas . . Spanish . 28 September 2023 . elobservador.com.uy . 18 October 2023.