Silvia Muñoz
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Silvia Muñoz Escudé is a field hockey
midfield and forward player from Spain
. She represented her native country at three consecutive Olympic Games
: 2000, 2004 and 2008. Muñoz captained the Spanish national team
that finished fourth at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
in Madrid
, where she had to miss the Bronze Medal Game against Argentina due to injury.
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...
midfield and forward player from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. She represented her native country at three consecutive Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
: 2000, 2004 and 2008. Muñoz captained the Spanish national team
Spain women's national field hockey team
The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
that finished fourth at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup is the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held from September 27 to October 8, 2006 in Madrid, Spain.Netherlands won its sixth World Championship after beating Australia 3–1...
in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, where she had to miss the Bronze Medal Game against Argentina due to injury.