Ignacio Ortiz (field hockey)

Ignacio Horacio Ortiz (born 26 July 1987) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Banco Provincia. He competed in the field hockey competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[1] where he won the gold medal. He played club hockey for Real Club de Polo de Barcelona in Spain.[2]

Ignacio Ortiz
Ignacio Ortiz in 2016
Personal information
Born (1987-06-26) 26 June 1987
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Banco Provincia
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Argentina 153

In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[3] They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5-2 in the final.[4]

References

  1. "Ignacio ORTIZ – Olympic – Argentina".
  2. CAHockey profile
  3. "Los Leones Que Buscarán La Clasificación Olímpica en Lima". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. "Los Leones, medalla de oro en hockey de los Panamericanos". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Página/12. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.


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