Silvia Bonastre
Encyclopedia
Silvia Bonastre Peremateu (born November 29, 1981 in Terrassa
, Catalonia
) is a field hockey
midfield player from Spain
, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece. She was also a member of the Spanish national team
that finished fourth at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
in Madrid
, under the guidance of head coach Pablo Usoz.
Terrassa
Terrassa is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the comarca of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell, the historic capital....
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
) is a field hockey
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...
midfield player from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, Greece. She was also a member of the Spanish national team
Spain women's national field hockey team
The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Pablo Usoz since 2003, made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at their first ever Olympic appearance and in front of their...
that finished fourth at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup is the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held from September 27 to October 8, 2006 in Madrid, Spain.Netherlands won its sixth World Championship after beating Australia 3–1...
in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, under the guidance of head coach Pablo Usoz.