Pedro Ibarra

Pedro Ibarra
Personal information
Born (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985
San Fernando, Buenos Aires
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing position Defender
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2004–2021 Argentina 316 (6)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
2014 The Hague
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Team
2015 Toronto Team
2019 Lima Team
2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan American Cup
2013 Brampton
2017 Lancaster
South American Games
2014 Santiago Team
Junior World Cup
2005 Rotterdam

Pedro Ibarra (born 11 September 1985) is an Argentine former field hockey player who played as a defender. He represented the Argentine national team from 2004 to 2021.[1]

Career

He made his debut for the national squad in 2004, after having played the Junior World Cup in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He finished in tenth place with his national team at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, and in tenth at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Pedro won the bronze medal at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup and three gold medals at the Pan American Games. He played in Spain for Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. 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] He retired after the 2020 Summer Olympics having played for 17 years for the national team.[5]

References

  1. ^ CA Hockey profile
  2. ^ "Pedro Ibarra Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  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.
  5. ^ "Pedro Ibarra, capitán de Los Leones, anunció su retiro de la selección" (in Spanish). August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.