This Tuesday, February 13, Argentine Hockey was dyed in mourning after the death of Gabriela Pandowho was a player of the Argentine Hockey Team and Olympic in Athens 1996. Also in 1995 he was crowned with the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.
As it turned out, In Colo 53 years old, was going through a cancer relapse which he had been suffering from for some time.
Gabriela Pando’s career
Gabriela Pando’s beginnings in the discipline were at the Euskal Echea school in Lomas and He arrived at the Argentine national team where he formed the generation prior to the birth of Las Leonas. Winner of the gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, she competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and finished the job after the ’98 World Cup, which had the Albiceleste in fourth place in the competition held in the Netherlands.
In a different era of the discipline, where synthetic grass fields did not yet reign in Argentina, Gabriela was one of the promoters of a generation that began to forge one of the teams with the greatest tradition in national sports. In Colo He stood out as a central figure in the national team where he marked an era with his skill, dedication and competitive spirit. which led her to perform on the most prestigious stages of world hockey.
Her return to the fields with the light blue and white shirt occurred in the +40 team, where, along with former teammates such as Vanina Oneto and Cecilia Rognoni achieved glory in the 2018 Masters World Cup tournament in Spainbecoming undefeated champion.
Pando’s victories were not limited to international tournaments. At the local level, She became league champion multiple times with Lomas Athletic as a leader both on the court and off it. Her contribution to Argentine hockey extended beyond her retirement as a player: from 2014 to 2017, played a crucial role as Team Leader of the Senior Teama period in which the team continued its winning tradition.
After retiring from elite competition, Pando dedicated himself to teaching hockey in schools in Monte Grande, as a sign of the commitment it has always assumed with the training of future generations. From her time as a player she shared a squad with Magdalena Aicega, Karina Massota and the scorer Vanina Oneto along with the technical guidance of Rodolfo Mendoza.
The heartfelt farewell messages from Las Leonas to Gabriela Pando
Two days ago, Luciana Aymarwith whom she shared a team in the National Team, posted on her Instagram account a prayer request for the former player’s health. “Colito, we are all thinking of you! Sending you lots of light and strength. You are a warrior and you showed it as a player, defending the most beautiful colors and as a person, always being so generous.”wrote Lucha.
Today, after learning the unfortunate news of her death, other former colleagues of In Colo They used social networks to say goodbye. “I don’t have words to tell you how I’m going to miss you Rojita! Thank you for so many shared moments and for your beautiful friendship of so many years. ! Rest in peace friend! See you always Roji. I love you infinitely,” he wrote. Magui Aicega.
Mechi Malgarotfor his part, also left a heartfelt message: “Fly high Beautiful red, with the same elegance with which you ran on the field. In reality, you weren’t running, you were floating with your long strides and your charming smile that always appeared behind that look that intimidated those who didn’t know you. Those of us who were lucky enough to do so discovered a wonderful person with a lot of love to give. Fly high Roja, you were and will always be my favorite Colorado.”
BP
2024-02-13 20:26:00
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