Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel

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Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel
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Personal information
Born (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 (age 36)
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club SCHC
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008– Netherlands 203 (28)

Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel (born 16 April 1987) is a Dutch field hockey player.

Contents

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, [1] she competed for the Netherlands women's national field hockey team in the women's event. [2] Fox News notes her as one of ten LGBT Olympians to medal in London. [3]

Private life

Carlien is lesbian. [4]

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References

  1. "Carlien DIRKSE VAN DEN HEUVEL". Olympics.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. "Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. "10 Gay Olympians Win Medals In London, Tie Jamaica And Iran In Gold Medal Count". FoxNews.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. "Zware tijd voor Dirkse van den Heuvel". HoofdklasseHockey.nl (in Dutch). 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016. (English translation)