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Argentine field hockey player
Giselle Kañevsky
Full name
Giselle Andrea Kañevsky Born
(1985-08-04 ) August 4, 1985 (age 39) Buenos Aires , Argentina Height
1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Playing position
Defender
Hacoaj Years
Team ???–Present
Hacoaj Years
Team
Caps
Goals 2005
Argentina U21
2006–2011, 2019-2020
Argentina
134
Last updated on: October 6, 2012
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]
Kañevsky is Jewish.[ 4] [ 5] 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] 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 .
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Gisele Kañevsky – International Tournaments
