Juan Amat
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Juan Amat Fontanals is a former field hockey
player from Spain
. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team
at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
. There he was topscorer of the tournament with sixteen goals, including fourteen penalty corners.
Amat competed in four Olympics for Spain, starting in 1968. A player of Egara he is the brother of Francisco Amat, Jaime Amat
and Pedro Amat
.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player from Spain
Spain
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. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team
Spain national field hockey team
The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. There he was topscorer of the tournament with sixteen goals, including fourteen penalty corners.
Amat competed in four Olympics for Spain, starting in 1968. A player of Egara he is the brother of Francisco Amat, Jaime Amat
Jaime Amat
Jaume Santi Amat Duran is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
and Pedro Amat
Pedro Amat
Pedro Amat Fontanals is a former Spanish field hockey player. He captured the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.-References:...
.