María José Granatto

María José Granatto (born 21 April 1995) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a forward for Argentine club Club Santa Barbara and the Argentina national team. She is the younger sister of Argentina's hockey player and teammate Victoria Granatto.[1]

María José Granatto
Granatto at the 2016 Hockey Champions Trophy
Personal information
Born (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995
La Plata, Argentina
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Club Santa Barbara
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2018 Hc-oranje club
2018–2019 Club Santa Barbara
2019– Club Santa Barbara
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Argentina 96 (60)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2016 London
Bronze medal – third place2018 Changzhou
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 Lancaster
Gold medal – first place2022 Santiago
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaTeam
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place2016 Santiago
Silver medal – second place2013 Mönchengladbach

She was part of the Argentine team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[2] and won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career

She won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games.[4] On club level she plays for Club Santa Bárbara in Argentina.[5] At the 2016 and 2017 Hockey Stars Awards she won the FIH Rising Star of the Year.

She was part of the national squad that won the 2022 Pan American Cup, being elected as the best player of the tournament.[6]

References
  1. "Argentina's Women Once Again Too Good For England".
  2. "LAS 16 LEONAS QUE COMPETIRÁN EN RÍO – Novedades – Confederación Argentina de Hockey".
  3. "Hockey GRANATTO Maria Jose". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  4. "Argentina: 2019 Pan American Games (Women)". Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details Argentina". FIH. p. 1.
  6. "Pan American Cups - Day 11 - Women". Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2022.


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