Rocío Ybarra Explained

Rocío Ybarra
Birth Date:	26 December 1984
Birth Place:	Bilbao, Spain
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Rocío Ybarra Solaun (born 26 December 1984) is a field hockey defender from Spain, who represented her native country at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, the 2008 Games in Beijing^[1] and the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she was captain (Spain did not qualify in 2012).

At club level she played for ^[2] and RC Polo in the Spanish system,^[3] for UHC Hamburg in Germany, and for Kampong, HDM and Oranje Zwart in the Netherlands.^[1] She played internationally with the Spain national team that finished fourth at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup in Madrid under the guidance of coach Pablo Usoz.

Her family has played hockey at a high level for three generations;^[4] her twin sister Lucía was also selected for Spain^[5] while her great-uncle Julio Solaun (known as Javier) competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games.^{[1] [2]}

External links

• • Spanish Olympic Committee

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rocío Ybarra: Un hockey de pura garra. Rocío Ybarra: A hockey player of pure grit . . es. 18 June 2015. 9 February 2022.
2. Web site: The History of the Club 1948. . 10 February 2022.
3. Web site: La promesa de la gemela. The promise of the twin. El Diario Vasco. es. 26 July 2008. 10 February 2022.
4. Web site: Tres generaciones entre 'sticks'. Three generations between 'sticks'. Deia. es. 10 February 2013. 10 February 2022.
5. Web site: Las hermanas Ybarra tienen un mismo sueño: Río 2016. The Ybarra sisters have the same dream: Rio 2016. Diario AS. es. 1 May 2015. 9 February 2022.