Julieta Jankunas (born 20 January 1999) is an Argentine field hockey player and part of the Argentina national team. She plays with the Argentina national field hockey team, winning silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Julieta Jankunas
Personal information
Born (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25)
Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Club Ciudad
Senior career
Years Team
–2017 Universitario (C)
2018– Club Ciudad
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2015– Argentina 114 (45)

Career

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She participated in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics,[2] and the 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup.[3] She won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games,[4] and also at the 2023 Games.

She was part of the national squad that won the 2022 Pan American Cup. In 2022 she also won the 2021-22 Hockey Pro League and the silver medal at the 2022 World Cup.

On club level she plays for Universitario de Córdoba in Argentina. In December 2019, she was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey JANKUNAS Julieta". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Fieldhockey.com Archives 2014 -". fieldhockey.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ Pugliese, Diana (30 November 2016). "Argentina blanks Team USA 2-0 in Junior World Cup quarterfinal". lancasteronline.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Argentina: 2019 Pan American Games (Women)". Pan American Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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