Maria Mattheussens-Fikkers

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Maria Mattheussens-Fikkers
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Maria Mattheussens-Fikkers in 1979
Personal information
Born31 October 1949 (1949-10-31) (age 74)
Bergen op Zoom [1] [2]
Sport
Sport Field hockey
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Hockey World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1976 BerlinTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 MadridTeam

Maria Mattheussens-Fikkers is a retired field hockey player from the Netherlands. Together with the Dutch team she won a bronze and a gold medal at the 1976 and 1978 World Cups, respectively. [3] [2]

Her daughter, Marieke Veenhoven-Mattheussens (born 1984), also competed internationally in field hockey. [4]

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References

  1. Gerard van Putten and Rolph Pagano, Interview with Maria Mattheussens, Leiden Courant, 8 September 1979
  2. 1 2 Maria Mattheussens-Fikkers. knhb.nl
  3. Hockey – Weltmeisterschaften. sport-komplett.de
  4. Rim Voorhaar (2 December 2012) Marieke Veenhoven stopt per direct bij Amsterdam Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine . hockey.nl