Delfina Merino

Delfina Merino (born 15 October 1989) is an Argentine field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina national field hockey team[1] and the team achieved the silver medal. Delfina also won the 2010 World Cup in Rosario, Argentina, five Champions Trophy, the World League 2014–15 and three Pan American Cups.[2] She was part of the 2016 Olympic squad.[3]

Delfina Merino
Personal information
Born (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989
Vicente López, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Banco Provincia
Youth career
Banco Provincia
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2010 Banco Provincia
2010–2011 SCHC
2011–2016 Banco Provincia
2016–2017 SCHC
2018 Banco Provincia
2018– SCHC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Argentina U21
2009– Argentina 294 (87)

In February 2018, she was elected as the best player in the world by the International Hockey Federation.[4]

References
  1. "Women's Hockey: Team Rosters: Argentina". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  2. "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details Argentina". FIH. p. 1.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Delfina Merino". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  4. "2017 Hockey Stars Award winners announced in Berlin". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 2020-12-21.


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