Javiera Villagra

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Javiera Villagra
Personal information
Full name Javiera Villagra Lira
Born (1983-03-17) 17 March 1983 (age 39)
Santiago, Chile
Height 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Playing position Midfield
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2015 Chile 165 (–)
2000–2001 Chile U–21 13 (2)

Javiera Villagra Lira (born 17 March 1983)[1] is a former field hockey player from Chile, who played as a midfielder.[2]

Personal life[]

Javiera Villagra was born and raised in Santiago, Chile.[3]

Career[]

College sport[]

In 2003, Villagra travelled to the United States to play college sport for American University in Washington. She was a member of the AU Eagles until 2005. She was named an All–American on three occasions by the .[4][3]

Las Diablas[]

Villagra made her debut for Las Diablas in 1997, at just 14 years of age.[3]

Following her debut, Villagra was a mainstay in the national team for 18 years, until her retirement in 2015 following the Pan American Games.[5][6][7]

Throughout her career, Villagra medalled many times, most notably winning bronze at both the 2009 Pan American Cup in Hamilton,[8] and the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Team Details – Chile". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Memorias". chilehockey.cl (in Spanish). . Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Javiera Villagra". aubluecrew.com. American University. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Javiera Villagra". aueagles.com. AU Eagles. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ "VILLAGRA Javiera". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Field Hockey - Athlete Profile – VILLAGRA Javiera". results.toronto2015.org. toronto2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Héroes del Deporte 2015: No puede ser un adiós sin despedida para Javiera Villagra". latercera.com (in Spanish). . Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. ^ "2009 Pan American Cup – Participating Teams". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Chile". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

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