Florencia Habif

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Florencia Habif
Personal information
Full nameFlorencia Martina Habif
Born (1993-08-22) August 22, 1993
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubGEBA
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–PresentGEBA
National team
2009–2010Argentina U17
2011–2013Argentina U21
2010–PresentArgentina
Medal record
Women's Field hockey
Competitor for  Argentina
Summer Olympics
Silver 2012 London Team
Champions Trophy
Gold 2012 Rosario Team
Silver 2011 Amsterdam Team
Pan American Cup
Gold 2013 Mendoza Team
Junior World Cup
Silver 2013 Mönchengladbach Team
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold 2012 Guadalajara Team
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver 2010 Singapore Team
Infobox last updated on: March 31, 2013

Florencia Martina Habif (born on August 22, 1993) is an Argentine Field Hockey Player.[1] Being part of Argentina's Junior National Team "Las Leoncitas" ("The Baby Lionesses") since 2009 and of the National Team "Las Leonas" ("The Lionesses") since 2010, she competed in several tournaments, including the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where the team achieved the Silver Medal, being the team's youngest player.[2] Florencia Habif is also a player in the club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires (GEBA) since she was 4 years old.[3][4] Habif is part of the so-called New Generation of Argentina's Women's Field Hockey.[5]

Sports career

Florencia Habif started field hockey at GEBA and then joined Argentina's Junior National Team at the age of 17, achieving a Gold Medal in the 2010 Pan American Youth Championship Tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay; then qualifying and earning a Silver Medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[6][7] Florencia Habif earned also a Silver Medal in 2011 at the Champions Trophy held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; a Gold Medal at the 2011 Four Nations held in Berlin, Germany; and a Gold Medal at the 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy held at Rosario, Argentina.[8] Florencia Habif played the Visa International Invitational Hockey Tournament at London before her first Olympic Games at the age of 19 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[9] The last tournament she played was the 2012 Pan American Junior Championship held at Guadalajara, Mexico, where Argentina achieved the first place and Habif served as Captain.[10][11]

Sponsorship

Gryphon

Regarding her field hockey equipment, Florencia Habif is sponsored by Gryphon Hockey, along with other field hockey players from around the world, such as Australia, Belgium, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and United States of America.[12] Gryphon is a player driven company established in 1983 by the Australian field hockey player Peter Haselhurst.[13]

Nike

Florencia Habif is provided with Nike clothes.[14]

Awards

  • Player of the Tournament at the 2012 Pan American Junior Championship held at Guadalajara, Mexico.[15]
  • Revelación de Oro (Gold Revelation) on 2012, at the Fiesta del Deporte ("Party of the Sports") sponsored by Clarín, one of Argentina's main newspapers, due to her performance with the National Team.[16][17]
  • Nominated to the Terna Olímpica 2012 at the Premios Olimpia, an award organized by the Círculo de Periodistas de Buenos Aires (Circle of Journalists of Buenos Aires).[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Florencia Habif – Hockey – Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Official Site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  2. ↑ Carrizo, Paulina. "Rugby Al Máximo Nivel". Tercer Tiempo NOA. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Reconocimiento A Nuestras Leonas". Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  4. ↑ "CAH | Confederación Argentina de Hockey | Sitio Oficial". Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  5. ↑ "La Bocha Y El Palo: New Generation VII: Florencia Habif". Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  6. ↑ Spiess, Rodrigo. "Primer Seleccionado Femenino De Hockey Sub 17". Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  7. ↑ "La Bocha Y El Palo: New Generation VII: Florencia Habif". Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  8. ↑ "CAH | Confederación Argentina de Hockey | Sitio Oficial". Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Florencia Habif – Hockey – Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Official Site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Argentina: 2012 Pan American Junior Championship (Women) – Teams – Pan American Hockey Federation". The Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  11. ↑ Ronco, Verónica. "Los Juniors Viajaron a México". InkCorp. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Florencia Habif | gryphon-life.com". Gryphon Hockey. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Gryphon Hockey 2010". Gryphon Hockey. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Nike.com". Nike, Inc. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  15. ↑ "2012 Pan American Junior Championship (Women) – Competitions – Pan American Hockey Federation". The Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Todo el Color de la Gran Fiesta del Deporte". Clarín. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Argentina – Principales Diarios". Gobierno de la República Argentina. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  18. ↑ "Los Premios Olimpia 2012". La Voz. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
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