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Pol Amat

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Pol Amat
Personal information
Full namePablo Amat Escudé
Born18 June 1978 Edit this on Wikidata (age 46)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Edit this at Wikidata
Weight78 kg (172 lb) Edit this at Wikidata
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1998 Utrecht Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Mönchengladbach 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
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Chennai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Terrassa Team
Champions Challenge
Gold medal – first place 2003 Johannesburg Team

Pablo "Pol" Amat Escudé[1] (born 18 June 1978 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish retired field hockey player, who played as a striker. In 2008 he was awarded World Hockey Player of the Year, becoming the first Spaniard to win the award.[2]

Career

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National team

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Amat made his international debut at the age of 17 in 1995 before being selected for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. That year, Spain won silver with Amat playing alongside legends such as Juan Escarré and Javier Arnau.[citation needed]

After competing for Spain in both the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympics, he won another silver medal in Beijing 2008. He was also part of the Spanish team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[citation needed]

The striker won his first major title with the Spaniards at the 2004 Champions Trophy in Lahore. Arguably Amat's finest hour came in the final of the 2005 European Nations Cup. With Spain trailing Netherlands 2–1, Santi Freixa grabbed an equaliser with less than three minutes to go. The stage was set for Amat, who produced two goals in less than a minute to seal a 4–2 victory, giving Spain a title that had eluded them for 31 years.[citation needed]

Amat also scored a memorable golden goal at the 2006 World Cup when he brilliantly flicked the ball over the South Korean goalkeeper to claim the bronze medal for Spain.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pol Amat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  2. ^ "El mejor de la historia del hockey hierba español, Pol Amat". RTVE. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
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Awards
Preceded by World Hockey Player of the Year
2008
Succeeded by