MERINO Delfina

15 Oct 1989
31
Female
BUENOS AIRES
 
Argentina
BUENOS AIRES
 
Argentina

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
HOC Hockey Women 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
NZL
New Zealand
3
ARG
Argentina
0
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
ARG
Argentina
3
ESP
Spain
0
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
ARG
Argentina
3
CHN
China
2
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
JPN
Japan
1
ARG
Argentina
2
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
ARG
Argentina
0
AUS
Australia
2
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
GER
Germany
0
ARG
Argentina
3
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
ARG
Argentina
2
IND
India
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
NED
Netherlands
3
ARG
Argentina
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2012London, GBR
7Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2010Rosario, ARG
3Women2014The Hague, NED
7Women2018London, GBR

FIH Pro League
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2020
4Women2019

Champions Trophy
RankEventYearLocation
3Women2018Changzhou, CHN

World League Final
RankEventYearLocation
5Women2016/2017Auckland, NZL

Pan American Cup
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2017Lancaster, PA, USA
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Delfi (dxtv.gob.ar, 14 Oct 2015)
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Spending time with family and friends. (elgrafico.com.ar, 21 Dec 2015)
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Athlete
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Law - University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Spanish, English
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Banco Provincia [Buenos Aires, ARG] since 2011
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Carlos Retegui [national], ARG
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Forward (ole.com.ar, 15 Apr 2021)
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Right (Athlete, 28 Jul 2009)
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Her brother Gonzalo has represented Argentina at international hockey competitions. Her parents also played hockey at national level in Argentina. (fih.ch, 14 Apr 2020; revistarandom.com, 01 Apr 2020)
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2009 for Argentina, in Bermuda (Athlete, 28 Jul 2009)
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A positive COVID-19 test prevented her from taking part in a training camp with the national team in 2021. (diarioelatlantico.com.ar, 02 Feb 2021)

She underwent two surgeries on her right knee in April and June 2019. The injury prevented her from competing at both the 2019 Pro League and the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (espn.com.ar, 13 Apr 2020; cahockey.org.ar, 15 Jun 2019)
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She started playing hockey at age five at the Club Atletico Banco de la Provincia, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (elgrafico.com.ar, 21 Dec 2015)
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She was influenced by her parents, who played the sport. She was later inspired to continue her career in hockey by watching the Argentinian national team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. (elgrafico.com.ar, 21 Dec 2015; fih.ch, 14 Apr 2020)
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To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (convivimos.naranja.com, 01 Oct 2020)
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She trains at the National High Performance Centre [CENARD] in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (lanacion.com.ar, 16 Apr 2021)
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Argentina hockey players Vanina Oneto, Soledad Garcia and Luciana Aymar. (elgrafico.com.ar, 21 Dec 2015)
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She always enters the playing field with her right foot first. (lanacion.com.ar, 16 Apr 2021)
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"I try to give everything and put all of my passion onto the field. I also try to enjoy it. I think that when you do what you love it's really easy to be good at it." (fih.ch, 14 Apr 2020)
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She was named the 2017 Female Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation [FIH]. (fih.ch, 19 Dec 2018)

General Interest

General
CLUB LOYALTY
Besides some stints with Dutch club SCHC, she has played all her career with the Banco Provincia club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. "The club is like my second home. My grandfather played tennis there, my mother and my father played in the [hockey] team. My brother also played in the first tier with the [hockey] team. So, our history is that of Banco. I come to the club since I was a little girl and my friends are from the club." She rejected some offers from other clubs who offered her to play in the first tier of Argentinian championship while she was still playing in the third tier, the C division. "Playing in the A division was like a dream. But I just did not want to play in A at any price because some clubs searched for me. I had it clear, if I play with the national team I would do it as a Banco player, and if I played in A someday I would also do it with Banco. For me there was no other option. If I achieved that dream I just wanted to do it with the people that I love and with whom I know they would fight to achieve it. I'm stubborn some times, but I feel that this comes from the bottom of my heart and all the passion I feel for this club." (revistarandom.com, 01 Apr 2020)

SOCIAL WORK
She has been involved in social projects in Argentina, most notably the building of a social lunchroom for children in Santiago del Estero province in Argentina, after becoming an ambassador of the social branch of a tile company. "I wanted to do something like this since a long time but I struggled to find the right moment, place and time. Around 200 children ate under a tree but now a space has been built so they can do it there. They are also taught some skills for work and studies and also an orchard is being developed. All this brings them more chances for the future." (revistarandom.com, 01 Apr 2020; convivimos.naranja.com, 01 Oct 2020)

Legend
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Silver Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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