Margriet Zegers

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Margriet Zegers
Margriet Zegers and Ruud Lubbers 1983b.jpg
Margriet Zegers with Prime Minister Lubbers in 1983
Personal information
Born29 April 1954 (1954-04-29) (age 69)
Heerenveen, the Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 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
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1981 Buenos Aires Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Kuala Lumpur Team
European Nations Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Lille Team

Inge Margriet Zegers-de Ruiter (born 29 April 1954) is a retired Dutch field hockey defender, who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] From 1980 to 1984 she played 55 international matches and scored no goals. [2] She is married to Olympic freestyle skier Michiel de Ruiter. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Margriet Zegers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Margriet Zegers Archived 26 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine . Dutch Hockey Federation