Juan Pablo Hourquebie
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Juan Pablo Hourquebie is a field hockey
defender from Argentina
, who is nickname
d Juanpi. He is a member of the national squad
since 1997, and competed in two Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. Hourquebie was on the side that won the golden medal at the 2003 Pan American Games
in Santo Domingo
, and won the 2005 Champions Challenge
tournament in Alexandria
, Egypt
.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
defender from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, who is nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
d Juanpi. He is a member of the national squad
Argentina national field hockey team
The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....
since 1997, and competed in two Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. Hourquebie was on the side that won the golden medal at the 2003 Pan American Games
2003 Pan American Games
The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America....
in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
, and won the 2005 Champions Challenge
2005 Men's Champions Challenge (field hockey)
The 2005 Men's Champions Challenge was the third tournament of the Champions Challenge. It took place in Alexandria, Egypt from April 1 to April 9, 2005....
tournament in Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
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