Giselle Kañevsky

Giselle Andrea Kañevsky (born August 4, 1985, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a defender on the Argentina national team.[1][2][3]

Giselle Kañevsky
Personal information
Full name Giselle Andrea Kañevsky
Born (1985-08-04) August 4, 1985
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Hacoaj
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
???–Present Hacoaj
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Argentina U21
2006–2011, 2019-2020 Argentina 134
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
Summer Olympics
2008 Beijing Team
World Cup
2010 Rosario Team
2006 Madrid Team
Champions Trophy
2009 SydneyTeam
2010 Nottingham Team
2007 QuilmesTeam
2011 Amstelveen Team
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
2019 LimaTeam
Pan American Cup
2009 HamiltonTeam
Last updated on: October 6, 2012

Kañevsky is Jewish [4][5] She started playing at age seven in Los Cardales Club, moving to Náutico Hacoaj three years later. In 2005, she was part of the National Junior Championship, and a year later had her debut with the senior team, finishing third at the World Cup.

In August 2008, she won the bronze medal with the national field hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[6] In September of the same year she moved to the Netherlands to play with the team of Haagsche Delftsche Mixed Hockey Club (HDM). In 2010, she won the World Cup held in Rosario, Argentina.

In 2019, she returned to the national team after an eight-year gap under the coaching of Carlos Retegui.

See also

References
  1. "Hockeyroos suffer injury blow in warm-up draw". The Sydney Morning Herald. August 3, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  2. "Hockey Sobre Cesped; El primer rugidito". Olé | Diario Deportivo. May 14, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  3. Independent Newspapers Online (June 5, 2009). "Argentina cruise into final". IOL.co.za. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  4. Erica Lyons. "Kol Hakavod to the Beijing Medal Winners and other Achievements". Jewish Times Asia. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  5. "Jewish Athletes Vie for Medals at Olympics" (PDF). The Canadian Jewish News. August 14, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  6. "Argentina names Olympic hockey team". The Hindu. June 3, 2008. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2011.


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