Soledad García | |
Fullname: | Agustina Soledad García |
Birth Date: | 12 June 1981 |
Birth Place: | Córdoba, Argentina |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | [Uru Cure Rugby Club] |
Clubs1: | Rot-Weiss Köln |
Clubs2: | Universitario de Córdoba |
Clubs3: | B.H.V. Push |
Clubs4: | Laren |
Clubs5: | SCHC |
Nationalyears1: | 1997–2001 |
Nationalteam1: | Argentina U21 |
Nationalyears2: | 1999–2011 |
Nationalteam2: | Argentina |
Nationalcaps2: | 231 |
Updated: | October 1, 2010 |
Agustina Soledad "Sole" García (born June 12, 1981) is a retired Argentine field hockey player. She won the silver medal with the national field hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The striker was named WorldHockey Women's Young Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation twice (2002 and 2004).[1] [2] [3]
Soledad also won the World Cup in 2002 and 2010, three Champions Trophy, two gold medals at the 1999 Pan American Games,[4] 2003 Pan American Games,[5] and two Pan American Cups.
Since retiring from playing international hockey, Soledad has started coaching and is the assistant coach of the Canada women's national field hockey team. As assistant coach she has attended a number of events including the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6]