Victoria Sauze Valdéz (born 21 July 1991)[1] is an Argentine field hockey player. She plays with the Argentina national field hockey team, winning silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victoria Sauze Valdéz | ||
| Born |
21 July 1991 Argentina | ||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | River Plate | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2017– | Argentina | 66 | |
Hockey career
editSauze started her career in Tucumán Rugby Club, then moving to Buenos Aires to play for River Plate.[3]
In 2017, Sauze was called into the senior national women's team. She competed in the team that finished fifth at the 2016-17 Hockey World League Final in Auckland.
She won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games.[4]
In 2020, she won the silver medal with Argentina at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and she also won the bronze medal with Las Leonas at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
References
edit- ^ "Victoria Sauze Valdez". Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Hockey SAUZE VALDEZ Victoria". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Sauze Valdez: "River me formó como persona y como jugadora" on CA River Plate
- ^ "Argentina: 2019 Pan American Games (Women)". Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
edit- Victoria Sauze at the International Hockey Federation
- Victoria Sauze Valdez at Olympics.com
- Victoria Sauze Valdez at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Victoria Sauze Valdéz at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
- Vicky Sauze at Olympedia
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