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Gracia Alonso de Armiño

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Gracia Alonso de Armiño
Personal information
Born (1992-08-11) 11 August 1992 (age 32)
Bilbao, Spain
Listed height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
High schoolWest
(Knoxville, Tennessee)
CollegeFreed–Hardeman
Playing career2016–present
PositionPower forward
Career history
2016–2017Gernika
2017–2018Ibaizabal
2018–2019Real Canoe
2019–2021Estudiantes
2021–2022Arsaki
2022–2023Basket Zaragoza
2023–2024IDK Gipuzkoa
2024–Estudiantes
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Vienna
Silver medal – second place 2023 Jerusalem Team

Gracia Alonso de Armiño Riaño[a] (born 11 August 1992) is a Spanish basketball player who plays as a power forward for Estudiantes. She debuted in the Liga Femenina in the 2016/17 season.

Early life and career

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Alonso de Armiño made her basketball debut at the age of 6 at Berrio Otxoa.[1][2] During her childhood and cadet years, she played with the Bizkaia and Basque national teams.[1] At the age of 16, she played a season at Basket Ibaizabal, a team with which she played in the Liga Femenina 2.[1][2]

During her stay in the United States, where she moved at 17 years old, Alonso de Armiño played with West High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, a team with which she became District and Regional champion.[3][1] In 2011, she competed in the NCAA with Freed–Hardeman University, where she remained for four years.[3][1] She also began her nursing studies there.[3]

Professional career

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Alonso de Armiño then competed in the Basketligan dam with the club Mark Basket.[2][4] She returned to Spain and joined Gernika in the 2016/17 season, which marked her debut in the Liga Femenina Endesa.[1][5] She competed in Liga Femenina 2 with Basket Ibaizabal in 2017/18, and Real Canoe in 2018/19.[1][5]

In the 2019/20 season, Alonso de Armiño joined the club Estudiantes.[1][5] That season she was nominated 8 times for the "Best Quintet" that recognizes the best individual performances of the Estudiantes teams in ACB, Liga Femenina 2 and EBA.[6] In her second season at Estudiantes, in 2020/21, she returned to the senior category of the Liga Femenina.[4][5]

Alonso de Armiño signed for Arsaki for the 2021-2022 season.[6] She then signed for Casademont Zaragoza for the 2022/2023 season. After winning the Copa de la Reina title, on 29 May 2023, she departed from the club.[7]

National team career

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In 2020, Alonso de Armiño was selected for the Spanish 3x3 national team.[8]

Personal life

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Back in Spain, Alonso de Armiño worked as a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alonso de Armiño and the second or maternal family name is Riaño.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "GRACIA ALONSO DE ARMIÑO, VERSATILIDAD PARA KUTXABANK ARASKI". Araski AES Baloncesto Femenino (in European Spanish). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Gracia Alonso, otra joven jugadora bizkaina que se une al proyecto del Gernika Bizkaia". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "La alero Gracia Alonso procedente de Estudiantes, primer fichaje del Araski". El Correo (in Spanish). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Gracia Alonso regresa a LF con Movistar Estudiantes". Movistar Estudiantes (in Spanish). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Competiciones FEB. "ALONSO DE ARMIÑO RIAÑO, GRACIA". competiciones.feb.es. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Gracia Alonso de Armiño: "Araski siempre ha sido una referencia para mí"". OndaCero (in Spanish). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Gracia Alonso de Armiño se despide del Casademont Zaragoza a ritmo de poesía". aragondigital.es. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Gracia Alonso de Armiño, pasión por la vida y el baloncesto" (in Spanish). Deia. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Gracia Alonso, jugadora y enfermera: "De heroína nada, pero pido responsabilidad a todo el mundo"". Telemadrid (in Spanish). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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