Madelon Beek

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Madelon Beek
Personal information
Full nameMadelon Judith Beek
NationalityDutch
Born (1970-03-28) 28 March 1970 (age 54)
Bussum, Netherlands
Sport
Sport Softball
Position infielder
Club HCAW

Madelon Judith Beek (born 28 March 1970) is a Dutch former softball player.

Beek started playing softball when she was young in the mid-1970s with Huizense Zuidvogels. [1] At elite level, she played as a infielder for the Netherlands women's national softball team and HCAW. She won multiple national and international prizes, [1] and was captain of the national team. [2]

With HCWA she became European Champion in 1988, [3] [4] and won the European Cup in 1994. [5] [6] She finished with the national team second at the 1992 ESF Women's Championship. [7] She competed in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [8] [9] She also competed in World Championships, including at the 1994 championships. [10]

In December 1994 she received the Dutch award for most home runs of the year. [11]

After her playing career she became head coach of the men’s softball team BSV de Zuidvogels in Huizen that plays in the highest division in the Netherlands. [1]

She played together with sister Petra Beek with the national team and HCAW.

Beek works as a civil servant at the municipality of Almere as a social domain area specialist. She is married and has two children. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Softbalster Madelon Beek kijkt na kwart eeuw vol trots terug op haar olympische avontuur. 'Zeker niet verbitterd. Al steekt het mij nog steeds dat we in Atlanta niet hebben kunnen laten zien waartoe wij in staat waren'". Noordhollandsdagblad.
  2. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Algemeen Dagblad". www.delpher.nl.
  3. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Algemeen Dagblad". www.delpher.nl.
  4. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland". www.delpher.nl.
  5. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Trouw". www.delpher.nl.
  6. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - De Volkskrant". www.delpher.nl.
  7. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Algemeen Dagblad".
  8. ↑ "Madelon Beek". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Dutch Women Softball Team: Olympic Games 1996". Dutch Softball Team. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Algemeen Dagblad". www.delpher.nl.
  11. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Algemeen Dagblad". www.delpher.nl.
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