Delfina Merino

Delfina Merino (born 15 October 1989) is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina national field hockey team[1] and the team achieved the silver medal. Delfina also won the 2010 World Cup in Rosario, Argentina, five Champions Trophy, the World League 2014–15 and three Pan American Cups.[2] She was part of the 2016 Olympic squad.[3]

Delfina Merino

Merino in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 Vicente López, Argentina
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	SCHC
Youth career
	Banco Provincia
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2010	Banco Provincia
2010–2011	SCHC
2011–2016	Banco Provincia
2016–2017	SCHC
2018	Banco Provincia
2018–	SCHC
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Argentina U21
2009–	Argentina	277	(87)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  Argentina Olympic Games 2012 London Team World Cup 2010 Rosario 2014 The Hague World League 2014-15 Rosario Champions Trophy 2009 Sydney 2010 Nottingham 2012 Rosario 2014 Mendoza 2016 London 2011 Amstelveen 2018 Changzhou Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team 2015 Toronto Team Pan American Cup 2009 Hamilton 2013 Mendoza 2017 Lancaster Junior World Cup 2009 Boston

In February 2018, she was elected as the best player in the world by the International Hockey Federation.

References

1. "Women's Hockey: Team Rosters: Argentina". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
2. "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details Argentina". FIH. p. 1.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Delfina Merino". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-10.

External links

• Delfina Merino at the International Hockey Federation
• Delfina Merino at the International Olympic Committee