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Pol Amat

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Pablo Pol Amat Escudé is a Spanish retired field hockey striker, born June 18, 1978, in Barcelona, Catalonia, who made his international debut at age 17 in 1995 and competed at five Olympic Games (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012). He won Olympic silver medals at the 1996 Atlanta and 2008 Beijing Games, claimed his first major title at the 2004 Champions Trophy in Lahore, scored two goals in under a minute during the 2005 European Nations Cup final to secure a 4-2 win over the Netherlands, and scored a goal at the 2006 World Cup that helped Spain claim bronze. He was named World Hockey Player of the Year in 2008, the first Spaniard to win the award.

Facts
Birth Year
1978 1
Birth Date
1978-06-18 1
Nationality
Spanish 1
Career Highlight
Won Olympic silver medals with Spain at the 1996 Atlanta and 2008 Beijing Games 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
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How did Spain finish at each Olympic Games Pol Amat played in?

Silver in 1996 and 2008; ninth in 2000; fourth in 2004; sixth in 2012.

Pol Amat played in the men's hockey tournament at five Olympic Games, from 1996 to 2012. Spain finished second and won silver in 1996 and again in 2008. The other finishes were ninth in 2000, fourth in 2004 and sixth in 2012.
Connections

Competed In

2004 Summer Olympics, Competitions
Source Pol Amat, Wikipedia

Plays

Field Hockey, Sports
Source Pol Amat, Wikipedia
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Nationality

Spain

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Pablo "Pol" Amat Escudé (born 18 June 1978 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish retired field hockey player, who played as a striker.
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1. Pol Amat, Wikipedia
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    Pablo "Pol" Amat Escudé (born 18 June 1978 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish retired field hockey player
  • Olympic results sentence
    he won another silver medal in Beijing 2008
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Pablo "Pol" Amat Escudé (born 18 June 1978 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish retired field hockey player, who played as a striker.
  • Plays: Field Hockey, lead paragraph, plays
    Pablo "Pol" Amat Escudé (born 18 June 1978 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish retired field hockey player, who played as a striker.
  • Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, Article text (competition)
    After competing for Spain in both the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympics, he won another silver medal in Beijing 2008.
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