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Alex Fàbregas

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Alex Fàbregas
Personal information
Full nameAlexandre Fàbregas i Carné
BornOctober 25, 1980 (1980-10-25) (age 44)
Barcelona, Spain
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Leipzig Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Manchester Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2004 Lahore Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Auckland Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Chennai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Terrassa Team
Champions Challenge
Gold medal – first place 2003 Johannesburg Team

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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

  1. ^ "London 2012: Spain hockey star targeted by online death threats". The Guardian. 7 August 2012.