Margot van Geffen
Margot van Geffen at the 2015 EuroHockey
Personal information
Born (1989-11-23) 23 November 1989 (age 34)
Tilburg, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)[1]
Playing position Defender[2]
Club information
Current club HC 's-Hertogenbosch
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Netherlands 168 (12)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
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 2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antwerp
Gold medal – first place 2021 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Silver medal – second place 2015 London
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Boom
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2018 Changzhou
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Rosario
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Mendoza

Margot van Geffen (born 23 November 1989) is a Dutch field hockey player.

She took up field hockey aged six and since 2011 is a member of the Dutch national team. She won the 2014 World Cup and a gold and a silver medal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, respectively.[3] After the 2012 Olympics she was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ Margot van Geffen Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b Margot van Geffen. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ "Margot van Geffen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ^ Margot van Geffen. london2012.com

External links

Media related to Margot van Geffen at Wikimedia Commons

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 – 2018 Champions Trophy – Champions (7th Title)
Netherlands squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (4th Title)
Netherlands squad – 2022 World Cup – Gold Medal (9th Title)
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