Agustina Soledad "Sole" García (born June 12, 1981) is a retired Argentine field hockey player. She won the silver medal with the national field hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The striker has been named World Hockey Women's Young Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation twice (2002 and 2004).[1][2][3]

Soledad García
Personal information
Full name Agustina Soledad García
Born (1981-06-12) June 12, 1981 (age 43)
Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club [Uru Cure Rugby Club]
Senior career
Years Team
Rot-Weiss Köln
Universitario de Córdoba
B.H.V. Push
Laren
SCHC
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
1997–2001 Argentina U21
1999–2011 Argentina 231
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Perth Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rosario Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Madrid Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2008 Mönchengladbach Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Nottingham Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Macau Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Quilmes Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Rosario Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Kingston Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Bridgetown Team
Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Buenos Aires Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Seongnam Team
Last updated on: October 1, 2010

Soledad also won the World Cup in 2002 and 2010, three Champions Trophy, two gold medals at the 1999 Pan American Games,[4] 2003 Pan American Games,[5] and two Pan American Cups.

Since retiring from playing international hockey, Soledad has started coaching and is the assistant coach of the Canada women's national field hockey team. As assistant coach, she has attended a number of events including the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Olympics - Agustina Soledad Garcia. CNNSI.com (2000). Retrieved on 2008-06-22.
  2. ^ Olympics 2004 - Women's hockey results", BBC Sport, 12 August 2004. Retrieved on 2008-06-22.
  3. ^ Young Women's Player of the Year 2002 - Agustina Garcia[permanent dead link]. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 2008-06-22.
  4. ^ "Field Hockey Canada - 1999 Pan American Games - Women's Rosters". 2005-10-16. Archived from the original on 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  5. ^ "U.S. National Field Hockey Team Falls to Argentina in Pan Am Final, 3-1". University of Maryland Athletics. 2003-08-14. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  6. ^ "2022 Commonwealth Games [womens]". Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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Awards
Preceded by FIH Young Player of the Year
2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIH Young Player of the Year
2004
Succeeded by