Marc Salles

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Marc Sallés
Personal information
Full nameMarc Sallés Esteve
NationalitySpanish
Born (1987-05-06) 6 May 1987 (age 37)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportField hockey

Marc Sallés Esteve (born 6 May 1987, Terrassa[1]) is a Spanish field hockey midfielder. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[2]

Personal life

As of 2012, Salles studies Business Administration[2] Salles is 141 pounds (64 kilograms) in weight, 170 centimetres (5 feet 7 inches) tall and is right-handed.[2]

Field hockey

Salles is coached by national coach Daniel Martin. He currently plays for Atletic de Terrassa, in Terrassa, Catalonia.[2] Marc Sallés winning goal against France in August 2011 at the GANT EuroHockey Championship secured A division status for Spain in 2013.[3]

Salles participated in six matches in London during the preliminary round of Pool A.[4][4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the field hockey men's tournament but did not score.[5][6][6][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Marc Sallés Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  2. ^ a b c d "Marc Salles". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. ^ FIH Netherlands and Germany are Europe's men's finalists - Men's final will mirror the women's at Euro Championships August 26th, 2011 "Finally, 8 minutes from the end, Marc Sallés took a heavy burden off the Spanish shoulders with his winning goal, securing A division status for 2013 for his team."
  4. ^ a b Marc Salles - Events. London2012.com. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  5. ^ Men's Hockey Results. BBC London 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  6. ^ a b c Watch the film (2012-08-13). "BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Marc Salles : Spain, Hockey". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  7. ^ Men's Hockey Results. BBC London 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  8. ^ Men's Hockey Results. BBC London 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.