Íngrid Pons Molina (born 27 February 1975 in Montgat) is a Spanish former basketball player who played for the Spanish National team from 1996 to 2004, winning two bronze medals in the 2001 and 2003 Eurobaskets. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

Ingrid Pons
Personal information
BornFebruary 27, 1975
Montgat, Barcelona
NationalitySpanish
Listed height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career1992–2008
PositionPower forward
Career history
1992-1998Universitari Barcelona
1998–2004Popular Godella / Ros Casares
2004-2007Universitari Barcelona
2007-2008EBE Promociones PDV
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 France
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Greece

Club career

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Pons spent her formative years in clubs in nearby Barcelona: Montgat, Mireria and Segle XXI. She played for 16 years in the Spanish top tier league at Universitari Barcelona (1992-1998, 2004-2007) and Popular Godella / Ros Casares (1998-2004), winning a total of four leagues and three domestic cups. She retired in 2008 at EBE Promociones PDV.[4][5]

National team

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She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 21. She played with the senior team for 8 years, from 1996 to 2004. She is one of the most capped players with a total of 127 caps and 6.1 PPG.[6] She participated in the (Athens 2004 Olympics, two World Championships and three European Championships:[7]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ingrid Pons". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ^ Íngrid Pons nos habla de su experiencia en Atenas 2004 y de más cosas... Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Juegos Olímpicos ::: elmundodeporte.com". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  4. ^ "Federación Española de Baloncesto - Competiciones FEB". competiciones.feb.es. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  5. ^ "Ingrid Pons jugará en Ibiza con el EBE Promociones PDV | Baloncesto enCancha". www.encancha.com. 22 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  6. ^ "Selección Española Absoluta Femenina de Baloncesto". seleccionfemenina.feb.es. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  7. ^ "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.