| Gabriela Pando | |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1970 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Sport: | Field hockey |
| Position: | Forward |
| Club: | Lomas A.C. |
Gabriela Pando (9 March 1970 – 13 February 2024) was an Argentine field hockey player. She was a member of the women's national team that competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, after having won the gold medal the previous year at the 1995 Pan American Games.[1] Pando played for the national team from 1989 to 1998. Pando is regarded as one of the most notable Argentine field hockey players ever.[2]
Pando started her career at Lomas A.C., where she won seven league titles.[3] Pando also played for the Argentina women's national team between 1989 and 1998.[4]
After her retirement from hockey, Pando worked as team manager of the women's national team between 2014 and 2017.[3] She also took part in a +40 Argentina team that participated in the Masters World Cup,[5] winning the title in 2018 along with other former players such as Vanina Oneto and Cecilia Rognoni.
In 1992 Pando was awarded a silver Olimpia for her achievements in hockey.[3] She was regarded as one of the most notable hockey players of Argentina.[3]
Pando died after a long battle against cancer on 13 February 2024, at the age of 53.[6]