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Ignacio Ortiz (field hockey)

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Ignacio Ortiz
Ignacio Ortiz in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Horacio Ortiz
Born (1987-06-26) 26 June 1987 (age 37)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Banco Provincia
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Argentina 174 (17)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lancaster

Ignacio Horacio Ortiz (born 26 July 1987) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Banco Provincia. He competed in the field hockey competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[1] where he won the gold medal. He played club hockey for Real Club de Polo de Barcelona in Spain.[2]

In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[3] They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5–2 in the final.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ignacio ORTIZ – Olympic – Argentina".
  2. ^ CAHockey profile
  3. ^ "Los Leones Que Buscarán La Clasificación Olímpica en Lima". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Los Leones, medalla de oro en hockey de los Panamericanos". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Página/12. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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