Maria Verschoor

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Maria Verschoor
Maria Verschoor Rio 2016.jpg
Verschoor in 2016
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 31)
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
Sport Field hockey
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Antwerp
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Amstelveen
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Mönchengladbach
Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Changzhou

Maria Verschoor (born 22 April 1994) is a Dutch field hockey player. She began playing for HC Hoekschewaard before joining HC Rotterdam. She moved up from junior to senior teams and in 2012 she moved to the Amsterdam Hockey & Bandy Club.

Verschoor joined the Netherlands national team when she was nineteen. [1] She took part in the 2016 Summer Olympics, [2] when the team took silver. [3] She was also a member of the team which won gold in the 2020 Summer Olympics [4] and the 2024 Summer Olympics. [5]

References

  1. Maria Verschoor, Hockey.nl, Retrieved 20 August 2016
  2. Van Nugteren, Marco (4 August 2016). "Verschoor: 'Die Brazilianen liepen met hun billen te schudden'" [Verschoor: 'Those Brazilians were shaking their butts']. hockey.nl. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. "Hockeysters verliezen olympische finale na shoot-outs" [Female hockey team lose Olympic final after shoot-outs]. NOS . 19 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. "Maria Verschoor". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. Hommes, Kick (10 August 2024). "Goud voor een hockeyploeg waarin iedereen zichzelf kon zijn: 'Zo kunnen we dus ook winnen'" [Gold for a hockey team in which everybody can be themselves: 'We can also win in this way']. Trouw . Retrieved 6 July 2025.