Marjan op den Velde

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Marjan op den Velde
Personal information
Born (1971-01-09) 9 January 1971 (age 53)
Zaandam, the Netherlands
NationalityFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
ZWV Nereus, Zaandam
National team
YearsTeam
?-?
Netherlands
Medal record
Women's Water Polo
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Perth Team Competition

Marjan op den Velde (born 9 January 1971) was a Dutch water polo player. She was a member of the Netherlands women's national water polo team.

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She competed with the team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] She was also part of the national team at the 1991 World Aquatics Championship, [2] 1998 World Aquatics Championships, 1999 Women's European Water Polo Championship and 1999 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup.

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References

  1. "Profile of Marjan op den Velde". sports-reference . Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. HistoFINA WATER POLO MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS (PDF). Lausanne: FINA. December 3, 2015. p. 54.