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Lidewij Welten
Personal information
Born (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 33)
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club HC 's-Hertogenbosch
Senior career
Years Team
2005- HC 's-Hertogenbosch
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2024 Netherlands 187 (71)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 The Hague
Gold medal – first place 2018 London
Gold medal – first place 2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place 2010 Rosario
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2011 Gladbach
Gold medal – first place 2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antwerp
Silver medal – second place 2015 London
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2011 Amsterdam
Silver medal – second place 2010 Nottingham
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Sydney
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Rosario
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Mendoza

Lidewij Welten (born 16 July 1990) is a Dutch field hockey player.[1]

Welten was a part of the Dutch national team in the youth and is seen as one of the most promising talents in the world. National coach Marc Lammers selected her for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, which was her first larger international tournament in which she participated.[1]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she won an Olympic gold medal with the Dutch national team beating China in the final 2–0. She won a second gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Olympics, she was part of the Dutch team that won silver.[2]

At the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup in London, she won the gold medal with the Dutch team beating Ireland in the final 6–0 where she scored one of the goals. She was named player of the tournament.[3][4]

On January 27, 2024, she announced via Instagram she was let go from the Dutch national team

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete biography: Lidewij Welten". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lidewij Welten". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details Germany". FIH. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Award winners: Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup London 2018". FIH. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

External links

Netherlands squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd Title)
Netherlands squad – 2010 FIH World Cup – Runners-up
Netherlands squad – 2012 Champions Trophy – 3rd place
Netherlands squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (3rd Title)
Netherlands squad – 2014 FIH World Cup – Champions (7th title)
Netherlands squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
Netherlands squad – 2018 Hockey World Cup – Champions (8th Title)
Netherlands squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (4th Title)
Netherlands squad – 2022 World Cup – Gold Medal (9th Title)
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