Elsemieke Hillen

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Elsemieke Hillen
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Elsemieke Hillen in 2010
Personal information
Born30 September 1959 (1959-09-30) (age 63)
The Hague, the Netherlands
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Field Hockey
ClubAH&BC, Amsterdam
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Madrid Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1981 Buenos Aires Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Amstelveen Team
EuroHockey Nations Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Lille Team

Francisca Elisabeth "Elsemieke " Maria Havenga-Hillen (born 30 September 1959) is a Dutch retired field hockey forward, who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

From 1978 to 1986 she played a total number of 106 international matches for Holland, in which she scored ten goals. Hillen retired after the 1986 Women's Hockey World Cup in Amstelveen, where the Dutch won the title. [2] She later became a TV host for the newsbulletin of RTL 4.

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References

  1. Elsemieke Hillen. sports-reference.com
  2. Elsemieke Havenga-Hillen. Dutch Hockey Federation