Stella van Gils
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 24)
Sport
SportField hockey
Medal record
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Amstelveen

Stella van Gils (born 4 August 1999) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder.[1] She plays for club Pinoké and is part of the Netherlands women's national field hockey team.[2][3] She made her debut for the national team on 30 May 2021.[4] She was part of the national team at the 2021 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship.[5][6]

She was included in the Netherlands squad for the women's field hockey tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in July and August 2021. Though designated as an alternate player,[7] due to rule changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic she was eligible to compete in all matches (unlike previous tournaments, in which alternates could only compete after permanently replacing an injured player).[8] Though the Netherlands earned the gold medal, she did not make an appearance and was therefore ineligible to receive a medal.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Stella van Gils". Hockey.nl.
  2. ^ "Pinoké | Nieuwsbericht". pinoke.nl.
  3. ^ Stella van Gils: 'We gingen er in de tweede helft echt overheen'
  4. ^ "Oranje-debutant Stella van Gils: "Ik had het volkslied nog nooit gezongen"". 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Annan maakt selectie EK Hockey 2021 bekend". KNHB.
  6. ^ "Debutante Stella van Gils kijkt ogen uit op EK hockey". Telegraaf. 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Koolen vervangt Van den Assem in olympische hockeyselectie" [Koolen replaces Van den Assem in Olympic hockey selection]. Royal Dutch Hockey Association (in Dutch). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Flexibility introduced for team rosters in several sports at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Hockey (Women): Cumulative Statistics, NED – Netherlands" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Hockey (Women): Medallists" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

External links


Netherlands squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (4th Title)
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