| Mirjam Overdam | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 February 1973 Waddinxveen, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Mirjam Overdam (born 18 February 1973) was a Dutch female water polo player. She was a member of the Netherlands women's national water polo team.
She competed with the team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]
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