Minke Smeets

Minke Smeets (née Smabers; born 22 March 1979 in The Hague, South Holland) is a field hockey midfielder from the Netherlands. Her current team is Laren.

Minke Smeets
Medal record

Women's field hockey
Representing the Netherlands
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Team competition
	2004 Athens	Team competition
	2000 Sydney	Team competition
World Cup
	2006 Madrid	Team competition
	1998 Utrecht	Team competition
	2002 Perth	Team competition
	2010 Rosario	Team competition
European Championship
	1999 Cologne	Team competition
	2005 Dublin	Team competition
	2007 Manchester	Team competition
Champions Trophy
	2000 Amstelveen	Team competition
	2004 Rosario	Team competition
	2007 Quilmes	Team competition
	1999 Brisbane	Team competition
	2001 Amstelveen	Team competition
	1997 Berlin	Team competition
	2002 Macau	Team competition
	2003 Sydney	Team competition
	2006 Amstelveen	Team competition
	2008 M'gladbach	Team competition

She was part of the team that won the 2007 Champions Trophy. During the Champions Trophy she became the all-time record holder in caps for the national team, wearing the orange jersey for the 235th time in her career in the final, breaking Mijntje Donners' record. She won an Olympic gold medal with the Dutch team by beating China in the final of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

During the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics, her boyfriend, the Dutch baseball team's catcher, Tjerk Smeets, proposed, and Minke accepted.[1] Her older sister Hanneke was also a Dutch international.

Notes

Aanzoek tijdens sluitingsceremonie

External links

Minke Smeets at Olympics.com

Minke Smeets at Olympedia
Dutch Hockey Federation

Minke Smeets – International tournaments

Netherlands squad – 1997 Champions Trophy – 3rd place
1 De Heij 2 Touw 3 Van den Broek 4 Deiters 5 Kuipers 6 Veenstra 7 Koolen 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Duyster 10 Smabers 11 Boomgaardt 12 Fortuin 13 Mulder 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen Coach: Van 't Hek

Netherlands squad – 1998 FIH World Cup – Runners-up
1 Sinnige 2 Touw 3 Van den Broek 4 Deiters 5 Kuipers 6 Lewin 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Moreira de Melo 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen Coach: Van 't Hek

Netherlands squad – 1999 Champions Trophy – Runners-up
1 Sinnige 2 Touw 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters 5 Moreira de Melo 6 Petri 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 17 Mulder 18 Booij Coach: Van 't Hek

Netherlands squad – 1999 European Nations Cup – Champions (4th Title)
1 Sinnige 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters 5 Moreira de Melo 6 Petri 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 17 Mulder 18 Booij 19 De Haan Coach: Van 't Hek

Netherlands squad – 2000 Champions Trophy – Champions (2nd Title)
1 Sinnige 2 Van Geenhuizen 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters (c) 5 Moreira de Melo 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 18 Booij 19 De Haan 22 Wouters Coach: Van 't Hek

Netherlands squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
1 Sinnige 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters 5 Moreira de Melo 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 18 Booij 30 Touw Coach: Van 't Hek

Netherlands squad – 2001 Champions Trophy – Runners-up
1 Sinnige 2 De Roever 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters (c) 5 Moreira de Melo 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Cornelis 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 De Groot 13 Smabers 14 Verbakel 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 18 Booij 19 Van Hees 20 Van Geenhuizen 21 Scheepstra Coach: Lammers

Netherlands squad – 2002 Champions Trophy – 3rd place
1 Sinnige 2 De Roever 3 Van der Vaart 4 Moreira de Melo 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Cornelis 10 Donners (c) 11 Boomgaardt 13 Smabers 14 Verbakel 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 18 Booij 21 Van Kessel 23 K. Lammers 24 Kooijman 26 Van de Kieft Coach: M. Lammers

Netherlands squad – 2002 FIH World Cup – Runners-up
1 Sinnige 2 De Roever 3 Van der Vaart 4 Moreira de Melo 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 8 Petri 10 Donners (c) 11 Boomgaardt 13 Smabers 14 Verbakel 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 18 Booij 19 Van Hees 21 Van Kessel 23 K. Lammers 24 Kooijman Coach: M. Lammers

Netherlands squad – 2003 Champions Trophy – 3rd place
1 Sinnige 2 De Haan 3 Van der Vaart 5 Snoeks 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Karres 10 Donners (c) 11 Boomgaardt 12 Romkes 13 Smabers 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Mulder 20 Dijkstra 21 Van Kessel 23 K. Lammers 24 Kooijman Coach: M. Lammers

Netherlands squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
1 Sinnige 2 De Roever 3 Van der Vaart 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Karres 10 Donners (c) 11 Boomgaardt 13 Smabers 14 Booij 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Mulder 21 Van Kessel Coach: M. Lammers

Netherlands squad – 2004 Champions Trophy – Champions (3rd Title)
2 De Roever 3 Meekels 4 Moreira de Melo 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 8 Van Eijk 10 Fuchs 11 Goderie 12 Voskamp 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 20 De Haan 23 K. Lammers Coach: M. Lammers

Netherlands squad – 2006 Champions Trophy – 3rd place
1 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Dijkstra 10 Karres 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 20 De Haan 21 Polkamp 23 K. Lammers 24 De Goede 25 Vorstenbosch Coach: M. Lammers

Netherlands squad – 2006 FIH World Cup – Champions (6th title)
2 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Dijkstra 10 Karres 11 Goderie 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 20 De Haan 21 Polkamp 23 K. Lammers Coach: M. Lammers

Netherlands squad – 2007 Champions Trophy – Champions (5th Title)
1 De Roever 2 Meekels 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 8 Kremers 9 Dijkstra 11 Goderie 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 Welten 17 Paumen 18 Van As 21 Polkamp 22 Engels 23 K. Lammers 24 De Goede 26 Van der Pols Coach: M. Lammers

Netherlands squad – 2008 Champions Trophy – 3rd place
1 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Van Geel 8 Van Dooren 9 W. Dijkstra 13 Smabers 14 M. Dijkstra 16 Welten 17 Kuyvenhoven 18 Van As 19 Verhage 21 Jongepier 23 Collot d'Escury 24 De Goede 25 Dirkse van den Heuvel 26 Van der Pols 27 Agliotti Coach: Lammers

Netherlands squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd Title)
1 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Dijkstra 11 Goderie 12 Welten 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 21 Polkamp 24 De Goede 27 Agliotti Coach: Lammers

Netherlands squad – 2010 FIH World Cup – Runners-up
1 Engels 5 Dirkse van den Heuvel 8 Mattheussens 9 Dijkstra 10 Jonker 11 Goderie 12 Welten 13 Smeets 15 Schopman 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 21 Polkamp 22 Sombroek 23 Lammers 24 De Goede 26 Van der Pols 27 Agliotti Coach: Kruis

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