Alex Fàbregas
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| Full name | Alexandre Fàbregas i Carné | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 25, 1980 (age 44) Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandre "Alex" Fàbregas i Carné (born October 25, 1980 in Barcelona) is a field hockey player who finished in fourth position with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was also part of the Spanish team that won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He plays for Real Club de Polo in his hometown of Barcelona.
He was the target of death threats and insults on Twitter during the 2012 Olympic Games after stating that he played for Spain because he "had no other choice".[1]
References
- ^ "London 2012: Spain hockey star targeted by online death threats". The Guardian. 7 August 2012.
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- Catalan field hockey players
- Spanish field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players of Spain
- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- Sportspeople from Barcelona
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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- Male field hockey players