Florencia Martina Habif (born 22 August 1993) is an Argentine field hockey player.[1] Being part of Argentina's junior national team "Las Leoncitas" ("The Baby Lionesses") since 2009 and of the national team Las Leonas ("The Lionesses") since 2010, she has competed in several tournaments, including the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where the team achieved the silver medal, being the team's youngest player.[2] In 2014, she was named the Best Young Player in the world by the International Hockey Federation and has been nominated 4 times.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florencia Martina Habif | ||
| Born |
22 August 1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Mannheimer HC | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1997–2015 | GEBA | ||
| 2015–2016 | Pinoké | ||
| 2016– | Mannheimer HC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2009–2010 | Argentina U17 | ||
| 2011–2013 | Argentina U21 | ||
| 2010–2019 | Argentina | 192 | (21) |
Medal record | |||
Florencia is also a player in the club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires (GEBA) since she was 4 years old.[3][4] Habif is part of the so-called New Generation of Argentina's Women's Field Hockey.[5]
Sports career
editFlorencia started to play field hockey at GEBA and then joined Argentina's junior national team at the age of 17, achieving the gold medal at the 2010 Pan American Youth Championship Tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay, then qualifying and earning the silver medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[6][7]
With the senior national team, Florencia earned three Champions Trophy, the World League 2014-15, the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup and two Pan American Cups.[8]
She played in the Visa International Invitational Hockey Tournament at London before her first Olympic Games at the age of 19 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[9]
Sponsorship
editRitual
editFlorencia is sponsored by Ritual Hockey, joining many other top athletes from around the world.
Nike
editFlorencia Habif is provided with Nike clothes.[10]
Red Bull
editHabif is also sponsored by Red Bull along with some of the best athletes from Argentina and the world.[11]
Awards
edit- Player of the Tournament at the 2012 Pan American Junior Championship held at Guadalajara, Mexico.[12]
- Revelación de Oro (Gold Revelation) on 2012, at the Fiesta del Deporte ("Party of the Sports") sponsored by Clarín, one of Argentina's main newspapers, due to her performance with the National Team.[13][14]
- Nominated to the Terna Olímpica 2012 at the Premios Olimpia, an award organized by the Círculo de Periodistas de Buenos Aires (Circle of Journalists of Buenos Aires).[15]
- 2014 - FIH Young Women Player of the Year.
References
edit- ^ "Florencia Habif – Hockey – Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Official Site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Carrizo, Paulina. "Rugby Al Máximo Nivel". Tercer Tiempo NOA. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Reconocimiento A Nuestras Leonas". Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "CAH | Confederación Argentina de Hockey | Sitio Oficial". Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "La Bocha Y El Palo: New Generation VII: Florencia Habif". Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Spiess, Rodrigo. "Primer Seleccionado Femenino De Hockey Sub 17" (PDF). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "La Bocha Y El Palo: New Generation VII: Florencia Habif". Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "CAH | Confederación Argentina de Hockey | Sitio Oficial". Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Florencia Habif – Hockey – Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Official Site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Nike.com". Nike, Inc. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Argentina's favorite hockey player". Red Bull.
- ^ "2012 Pan American Junior Championship (Women) – Competitions – Pan American Hockey Federation". The Pan American Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Todo el Color de la Gran Fiesta del Deporte". Clarín. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Argentina – Principales Diarios". Gobierno de la República Argentina. Archived from the original on 2013-03-21. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Télam, Agencia (5 December 2012). "Los Premios Olimpia 2012". La Voz. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
External links
edit- Florencia Habif at the International Hockey Federation
- Florencia Habif at Olympics.com
- Florencia Habif at Olympedia
- Florencia Habif at the Argentine Olympic Committee (in Spanish)
- Florencia Habif at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)