Michelle van der Pols

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Michelle van der Pols
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Personal information
Born (1989-01-06) January 6, 1989 (age 35)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Rosario Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Quilmes Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 M'gladbach Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Mendoza Team

Michelle van der Pols (born 6 January 1989) is a Dutch field hockey midfielder for Dutch club SV Kampong. She also plays for the Netherlands national team and she was part of the Dutch squad that became the 2007 Champions Trophy winner.

Van der Pols also was a member of the Netherlands' 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup team, where the defending champions Netherlands lost in the final to Argentina. [1]

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References

  1. "Women's Hockey World Cup 2010: squads". The Telegraph. 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.