Rocío Sánchez Moccia (born 2 August 1988) is an Argentine field hockey player. She competed for the Argentina national team winning the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics[1] and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
_(cropped).jpg) Sánchez Moccia in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
2 August 1988 Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2016 | Liceo Naval | ||
| 2016–2018 | Club de Campo | ||
| 2018–2019 | Mannheimer HC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Argentina U21 | ||
| 2007– | Argentina | 247 | (17) |
Medal record | |||
On 3 July 2024, the Argentine Olympic Committee appointed to Sánchez Moccia and the volleyball player Luciano De Cecco as the flag bearers to 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]
Career
editRocío has won three Champions Trophy, the World League 2014–15, the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup in The Hague, Netherlands and four Pan American Cups.[4]
In 2022, she won the 2021-22 Hockey Pro League and the silver medal at the 2022 World Cup.
In 2023, she won the gold medal at 2023 Pan American Games. She also won the bronze medal with Las Leonas at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
References
edit- ^ "Women's Hockey - Argentina - Team Roster". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Hockey - SANCHEZ MOCCIA Rocio". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "ROCÍO SÁNCHEZ MOCCIA Y LUCIANO DE CECCO SERÁN LOS ABANDERADOS DE ARGENTINA EN LOS JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS DE PARÍS 2024" (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Argentino. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details Argentina". FIH. p. 1.
External links
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Media related to Rocío Sánchez Moccia at Wikimedia Commons
- Rocío Sánchez Moccia at the International Hockey Federation
- Rocío Sánchez Moccia at Olympics.com
- Rocío Sánchez Moccia at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Rocío Sánchez Moccia at Olympedia
- Rocío Sánchez Moccia at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
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