María Agustina Nieto Serra (born 15 May 1989)[1] is an indoor and field hockey player from Uruguay.[2]
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| Full name | María Agustina Nieto Serra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
15 May 1989 Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Uruguay | 98 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | Uruguay Indoor | 23 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Agustina Nieto was born and raised in Montevideo, Uruguay. She is one of five siblings, having four brothers.[3]
Career edit
Field hockey edit
Nieto made her debut for Las Cimarronas in 2008, at the South American Championship in Montevideo.[4] Since her debut, Nieto has gone on the represent the national team in multiple major tournaments, and in 2016 became captain of the national team.[5]
She has won two medals at the South American Games, bronze at the 2014 edition in Santiago and silver at the 2018 edition in Cochabamba.[5]
In 2019, she was a member of the team at the Pan American Games in Lima.[6]
Indoor edit
Agustina Nieto made her debut for the Uruguayan indoor team at the 2010 Indoor Pan American Cup, where she won a silver medal.[7]
She went on to represent the team again at the 2011 Indoor World Cup in Poznań, as well as the 2014 and 2017 Indoor Pan American Cups in Montevideo and Georgetown respectively.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Team Details – Uruguay". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Juegos Panamericanos 2019". hockey.com.uy (in Spanish). Federación Uruguaya de Hockey sobre Césped. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Agustina Nieto, inspiración para una marca de ropa y una abuela-hincha de 94 años". elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). El Observador. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "2008 South American Championship". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "NIETO Agustina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "NIETO SERRA María Agustina". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Lima2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Uruguay: 2010 Indoor Pan American Championship (Women)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
External links edit
- Agustina Nieto at the International Hockey Federation
- Agustina Nieto at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games (archived)