Margot van Geffen

Margot van Geffen (born 23 November 1989) is a Dutch field hockey player.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Geffen, not Geffen.
Margot van Geffen
Margot van Geffen at the 2015 EuroHockey
Personal information
Born (1989-11-23) 23 November 1989
Tilburg, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)[1]
Playing position Defender[2]
Club information
Current club HC 's-Hertogenbosch
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Netherlands 168 (12)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 The Hague
Gold medal – first place2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place2019 Antwerp
Gold medal – first place2021 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place2015 London
Bronze medal – third place2013 Boom
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2018 Changzhou
Bronze medal – third place2012 Rosario
Bronze medal – third place2014 Mendoza

She took up field hockey aged six and since 2011 is a member of the Dutch national team. She won the 2014 World Cup and a gold and a silver medal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, respectively.[3] After the 2012 Olympics she was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[2][4]

References
  1. Margot van Geffen Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. Margot van Geffen. nbcolympics.com
  3. "Margot van Geffen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  4. Margot van Geffen. london2012.com

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