Florencia Habif

Florencia Martina Habif (born 22 August 1993) is an Argentine field hockey player.[1] Being part of Argentina's Junior National Team "Las Leoncitas" ("The Baby Lionesses") since 2009 and of the National Team Las Leonas ("The Lionesses") since 2010, she competed in several tournaments, including the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where the team achieved the silver medal, being the team's youngest player.[2] In 2014, she was named the Best Young Player in the world by the International Hockey Federation and has been nomitaded 4 times.

Florencia Habif

Personal information
Full name	Florencia Martina Habif
Born	(1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Mannheimer HC
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2015	GEBA
2015–2016	Pinoké
2016–	Mannheimer HC
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Argentina U17
2011–2013	Argentina U21
2010–	Argentina	185	(21)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  Argentina Olympic Games 2012 London Team World Cup 2014 The Hague World League 2014-15 Rosario Champions Trophy 2012 Rosario 2014 Mendoza 2016 London 2011 Amsterdam 2018 Changzhou Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team Pan American Cup 2013 Mendoza 2017 Lancaster Junior World Cup 2013 Mönchengladbach Pan American Junior Championship 2012 Guadalajara Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore Team

Florencia is also a player in the club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires (GEBA) since she was 4 years old.[3][4] Habif is part of the so-called New Generation of Argentina's Women's Field Hockey.[5]

Sports career

Florencia started to play field hockey at GEBA and then joined Argentina's Junior National Team at the age of 17, achieving the gold medal at the 2010 Pan American Youth Championship Tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay then qualifying and earning the silver medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[6][7]

With the Senior National Team, Florencia earned three Champions Trophy, the World League 2014-15, the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup and two Pan American Cups.[8]

She played the Visa International Invitational Hockey Tournament at London before her first Olympic Games at the age of 19 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[9]

Habif in the semi-finals of the World League in 2015

Sponsorship

Ritual

Florencia is sponsored by Ritual Hockey, joining many other top athletes from around the world.

Nike

Florencia Habif is provided with Nike clothes.[10]

Red Bull

Habif is also sponsored by Red Bull along with some of the best athletes from Argentina and the world[11].

Awards

• Player of the Tournament at the 2012 Pan American Junior Championship held at Guadalajara, Mexico.[12]
• Revelación de Oro (Gold Revelation) on 2012, at the Fiesta del Deporte ("Party of the Sports") sponsored by Clarín, one of Argentina's main newspapers, due to her performance with the National Team.[13][14]
• Nominated to the Terna Olímpica 2012 at the Premios Olimpia, an award organized by the Círculo de Periodistas de Buenos Aires (Circle of Journalists of Buenos Aires).[15]
• 2014 - FIH Young Women Player of the Year.

References

1. "Florencia Habif – Hockey – Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Official Site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
2. Carrizo, Paulina. "Rugby Al Máximo Nivel". Tercer Tiempo NOA. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
3. "Reconocimiento A Nuestras Leonas". Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
4. "CAH | Confederación Argentina de Hockey | Sitio Oficial". Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
5. "La Bocha Y El Palo: New Generation VII: Florencia Habif". Retrieved 31 March 2013.
6. Spiess, Rodrigo. "Primer Seleccionado Femenino De Hockey Sub 17" (PDF). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
7. "La Bocha Y El Palo: New Generation VII: Florencia Habif". Retrieved 31 March 2013.
8. "CAH | Confederación Argentina de Hockey | Sitio Oficial". Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
9. "Florencia Habif – Hockey – Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Official Site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
10. "Nike.com". Nike, Inc. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
11. "Argentina's favorite hockey player". Red Bull.
12. "2012 Pan American Junior Championship (Women) – Competitions – Pan American Hockey Federation". The Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
13. "Todo el Color de la Gran Fiesta del Deporte". Clarín. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
14. "Argentina – Principales Diarios". Gobierno de la República Argentina. Archived from the original on 2013-03-21. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
15. Télam, Agencia. "Los Premios Olimpia 2012". La Voz. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

External links

• Florencia Habif at the International Hockey Federation
• Florencia Habif at the International Olympic Committee
• Florencia Habif at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)