 Marjolein Eijsvogel and Sophie von Weiler (right) in 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 December 1958 (age 66) Den Bosch, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | HMHC, Hilversum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sophie Pauline von Weiler (born 24 December 1958) is a retired Dutch field hockey forward, who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]
Four years later in Seoul she captured the bronze medal with the national side. From 1978 to 1988 she played a total number of 137 international matches for Holland, in which she scored 69 goals. She retired after the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea. [2] In the 1990s Von Weiler had a short spell with the Dutch Women's Team, when she was manager of the national side.
