Francisca Flores (field hockey)

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Francisca Flores
Personal information
Full name Francisca Flores Cariola
Born (1985-10-25) 25 October 1985 (age 38)
Santiago, Chile
Playing position Defence
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Chile U–21 11 (0)
2006–2015 Chile 79 (15)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Chile Chile
Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Santiago
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hamilton
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Buenos Aires Team
Pan American Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2005 San Juan

Francisca Flores Cariola (born 25 October 1985)[1] is a former field hockey player from Chile, who played as a defender.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Francisca Flores has a younger sister, Fernanda, who also played international hockey for Chile.[3]

Career[edit]

Junior national team[edit]

Flores made her debut for the Chile U–21 team in 2005 at the Pan American Junior Championship in San Juan.[4] Later that year she represented the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in her hometown, Santiago.[5]

Las Diablas[edit]

In 2006, Flores made her debut for Las Diablas at the South American Games in Buenos Aires.[6]

Flores went on to make represent the national team over a nine-year period. Most notably, in 2009 she won a bronze medal at the Pan American Cup in Hamilton. She made her final appearance for the national team in 2015 during the 2014–15 FIH World League.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Team Details – Chile". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Seleccion Damas". chilehockey.cl (in Spanish). Federación Chilena de Hockey Sobre Césped. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Search Results – Flores". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. ^ "5th Pan American Junior Championships". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "FLORES Francisca". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  6. ^ "2006 ODESUR Games". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

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