Agustina Nieto
{{Short description|Uruguayan field and indoor hockey player}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Agustina Nieto
| fullname = María Agustina Nieto Serra
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|05|15}}
| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay
| height = 175cm
| weight =
| position = Defence
| currentclub =
| nationalyears1 = 2008–
| nationalteam1 = Uruguay
| nationalcaps1 = 98
| nationalgoals1 = 9
| nationalyears2 = 2010–2017
| nationalteam2 = Uruguay Indoor
| nationalcaps2 = 23
| nationalgoals2 = 11
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{URU}}}}
{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|South American Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Cochabamba|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|2014 Santiago|Team}}
{{MedalSport|Women's indoor hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|Indoor Pan American Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2010 Barquisimeto|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Georgetown|Team}}
}}
María Agustina Nieto Serra (born 15 May 1989){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1021/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Uruguay |website=tms.fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=13 September 2021}} is an indoor and field hockey player from Uruguay.{{cite web |url=http://hockey.com.uy/juegos-panamericanos-2019/ |title=Juegos Panamericanos 2019 |publisher=Federación Uruguaya de Hockey sobre Césped |website=hockey.com.uy |language=Spanish |accessdate=13 September 2021}}
Personal life
Agustina Nieto was born and raised in Montevideo, Uruguay. She is one of five siblings, having four brothers.{{cite web |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/agustina-nieto-inspiracion-para-una-marca-de-ropa-y-una-abuela-hincha-de-94-anos-202092815330 |title=Agustina Nieto, inspiración para una marca de ropa y una abuela-hincha de 94 años |publisher=El Observador |website=elobservador.com.uy |language=Spanish |accessdate=13 September 2021}}
Career
=Field hockey=
Nieto made her debut for Las Cimarronas in 2008, at the South American Championship in Montevideo.{{cite web |url=http://www.panamhockey.org/eng/compet/2008/2008wsac.htm |title=2008 South American Championship |publisher=Pan American Hockey Federation |website=panamhockey.org |accessdate=13 September 2021 |archive-date=12 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012045541/http://www.panamhockey.org/eng/compet/2008/2008wsac.htm |url-status=dead }} Since her debut, Nieto has gone on the represent the national team in multiple major tournaments, and in 2016 became captain of the national team.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/2256 |title=NIETO Agustina |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=13 September 2021}}
She has won two medals at the South American Games, bronze at the 2014 edition in Santiago and silver at the 2018 edition in Cochabamba.
In 2019, she was a member of the team at the Pan American Games in Lima.{{cite web |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/hockey/athlete-profile-n1119655-nieto-serra-maria-agustina.htm |title=NIETO SERRA María Agustina |publisher=Lima2019 |website=wrsd.lima2019.pe |accessdate=13 September 2021}}
=Indoor=
Agustina Nieto made her debut for the Uruguayan indoor team at the 2010 Indoor Pan American Cup, where she won a silver medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.panamhockey.org/en/competitions-3-2010-indoor-pan-american-championship-women-/team-20-uruguay-2010-indoor-pan-american-championship |title=Uruguay: 2010 Indoor Pan American Championship (Women) |publisher=Pan American Hockey Federation |website=panamhockey.org |accessdate=13 September 2021}}
She went on to represent the team again at the 2011 Indoor World Cup in Poznań, as well as the 2014 and 2017 Indoor Pan American Cups in Montevideo and Georgetown respectively.
References
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External links
- {{FIH|2256}}
- {{2019 Pan American Games profile|hockey/athlete-profile-n1119655-nieto-serra-maria-agustina}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nieto, Agustina}}
Category:Female field hockey defenders
Category:Uruguayan female field hockey players
Category:South American Games silver medalists for Uruguay
Category:South American Games bronze medalists for Uruguay
Category:South American Games medalists in field hockey
Category:Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
Category:Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
Category:Pan American Games competitors for Uruguay
Category:Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Uruguayan female indoor hockey players