mˈæɹiə mɜːsˈeɪdiːz "mˈɛtʃaɪ" mˈɑːɹɡɐlˌɑːt bˈɔːɹn dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ɪn bwˈeɪnɑːs ˈaɪɹɪz ɪz ɐ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd fˈiːld hˈɑːki plˈeɪɚ fɹʌm ˌɑːɹdʒəntˈiːnə, hˌuː wˈʌn ðə sˈɪlvɚ mˈɛdəl wɪððə nˈæʃənəl fˈiːld hˈɑːki tˈiːm æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈʌmɚɹ əlˈɪmpɪks ɪn sˈɪdni.
María Mercedes "Mechi" Margalot (born June 28, 1975 in Buenos Aires) is a retired field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national field hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.