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Luciana Aymar

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Luciana Aymar is an Argentine former field hockey player widely considered the greatest woman to play the sport. A midfielder for Argentina's national team, known as Las Leonas, she was named World Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation a record eight times across the 2000s and 2010s and won Olympic and world championship medals with the national side.

Facts
Birth Year
1977 1
Birth Date
1977-08-10 1
Nationality
Argentine 1
Career Highlight
Eight-time FIH Player of the Year, widely regarded as the greatest female field hockey player of all time. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
Connections

Plays

Field Hockey, Sports
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Sources
1. Wikipedia, Luciana Aymar
Wikipedia
  • en.wikipedia.org lead sentence, birth-date clause: "born 10 August 1977"
    born 10 August 1977
  • en.wikipedia.org lead sentence, birth-year figure: "born 10 August 1977"
    born 10 August 1977
  • en.wikipedia.org lead sentence, nationality clause: "Argentine retired field hockey player and national team captain"
    Argentine retired field hockey player and national team captain
  • en.wikipedia.org lead paragraph, career-highlight sentence
    She is the only player in history to receive the FIH Player of the Year Award eight times, and is considered the best female hockey player of all time.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Luciana is known for her ability to beat opposing players using her pace and dribbling skills, drawing comparisons with Argentine footballer Diego Maradona.
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