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{{Short description|Spanish field hockey player (born 1989)}}
{{family name hatnote|Oliva|Isern|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name                 = Roc Oliva
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| fullname             = Roc Oliva Isern
| birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|18|df=y}}
| birth_place          = [[Matadepera]], Spain<ref>{{cite web |title=Hockey: OLIVA ISERN Roc |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/hockey/athlete-profile-n1355350-oliva-isern-roc.htm |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |access-date=18 March 2023 |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813213504/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/hockey/athlete-profile-n1355350-oliva-isern-roc.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>
| height               = 1.80 m
| weight               = 78 kg
| position             = Midfielder / Forward
| youthyears1          = 1993–2005
| youthclubs1          = [[Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club|Atlètic Terrassa]]
| years1               = 2005–2012
| clubs1               = [[Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club|Atlètic Terrassa]]
| years2               = 2012–2014
| clubs2               = [[Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club|Amsterdam]]
| years3               = 2014–2015
| clubs3               = [[HGC (field hockey)|HGC]]
| years4               = 2015–2018
| clubs4               = [[Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club|Atlètic Terrassa]]
| years5               = 2018–2021
| clubs5               = [[Real Club de Polo de Barcelona|Real Club de Polo]]
| nationalyears1       = 2007–2021
| nationalteam1        = [[Spain men's national field hockey team|Spain]]
| nationalcaps1        = 189
| nationalgoals1       = 18
| medaltemplates       = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[field hockey]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroHockey Nations Championship|EuroHockey Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2007 Manchester]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2008 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2008 Rotterdam]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2011 Auckland]]|}}
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'''Roc Oliva Isern''' (born 18 July 1989), also known as "Metra", is a Spanish former [[field hockey]] player who played as a midfielder or forward for the [[Spain men's national field hockey team|Spanish national team]].

Oliva played most of his career for [[Atlètic Terrassa HC]] but from the 2018–19 season onwards he played for [[Real Club de Polo de Barcelona|Real Club de Polo]] until his retirement in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oliva a huge signing for Polo for 2018/19 season |url=http://ehlhockey.tv/news/oliva-huge-signing-polo-201819-season/ |accessdate=29 June 2018 |date=27 June 2018 |archive-date=29 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155204/http://ehlhockey.tv/news/oliva-huge-signing-polo-201819-season/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He also played for [[Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club|Amsterdam]] and [[HGC (field hockey)|HGC]] in the [[Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey|Dutch Hoofdklasse]]. His father [[Jordi Oliva|Jordi]] and sister [[Georgina Oliva|Georgina]] are also both Olympic hockey players.<ref name=":0" /> He played a total of 189 times for the [[Spain men's national field hockey team|Spanish national team]] from 2007 until 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Last Dance |url=https://www.rfeh.es/the-last-dance/ |website=rfeh.es |publisher=Real Federación Española de Hockey |access-date=13 August 2021 |language=es |date=2 August 2021 |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813210325/https://www.rfeh.es/the-last-dance/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==International career==
Oliva was a member of the Spanish National Team that claimed the silver medal at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], [[PR China]].  He also competed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[2016 Olympics]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/roc-oliva-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080541/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/roc-oliva-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Roc Oliva |access-date=2018-05-12}}</ref> After the 2016 Olympic Games, he did play for the national team for three years. In October 2019, he was brought back into the national team for the [[2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alegre y Oliva, novedades en e la selección de hockey hierba para el Preolímpico ante Francia |url=https://www.europapress.es/deportes/olimpiadas-00169/noticia-alegre-oliva-novedades-seleccion-hockey-hierba-preolimpico-francia-20191014171518.html |website=www.europapress.es |publisher=[[Europa Press (news agency)|Europa Press]] |accessdate=24 October 2019 |location=[[Madrid]] |language=es |date=14 October 2019 |archive-date=24 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024143350/https://www.europapress.es/deportes/olimpiadas-00169/noticia-alegre-oliva-novedades-seleccion-hockey-hierba-preolimpico-francia-20191014171518.html |url-status=live}}</ref> On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the [[2021 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2021 EuroHockey Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa |url=https://www.rfeh.es/los-redsticks-ya-tienen-lista-para-el-campeonato-de-europa-2/ |website=rfeh.es |publisher=Real Federación Española de Hockey |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=es |date=25 May 2021 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525084847/https://www.rfeh.es/los-redsticks-ya-tienen-lista-para-el-campeonato-de-europa-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 May 2021 he had to withdraw from the squad because of his imminent fatherhood.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cambio en Los #Redsticks Para El Eurohockey De Amsterdam |url=https://www.rfeh.es/cambio-en-los-redsticks-para-el-eurohockey-de-amsterdam/ |website=rfeh.es |publisher=Real Federación Española de Hockey |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=es |date=28 May 2021 |archive-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528122906/https://www.rfeh.es/cambio-en-los-redsticks-para-el-eurohockey-de-amsterdam/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He returned in the national team for the [[Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics]], after the Olympics he retired as a hockey player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alegre, Oliva, Quemada y Cortés se despiden con orgullo de la selección |url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/juegos-olimpicos/david-alegre-roc-oliva-quico-cortes-pau-quemada-hockey-hierba-jjoo-despedida-11959683 |website=sport.es |publisher=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|Sport]] |access-date=13 August 2021 |language=es |date=1 August 2021 |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813210325/https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/juegos-olimpicos/david-alegre-roc-oliva-quico-cortes-pau-quemada-hockey-hierba-jjoo-despedida-11959683 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{FIH}}
* {{Olympics.com profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{COE profile|id1=7102*&DEPORTISTA=5187*|id2=7718B70DD9943440C125733E00284443|name=Roc Oliva Isern}}

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