Clarinda Sinnige
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Clarinda Maria Sinnige is a former field hockey
goalkeeper from the Netherlands
, who played 142 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team.
A player from Amsterdam
, Sinnige made her debut on July 5, 1997 against Canada
, and was a member of the team, that won bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics
and silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics
. She retired from international competition after the Athens Games.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
goalkeeper from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, who played 142 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team.
A player from Amsterdam
Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club
Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club is the oldest field hockey club of the Netherlands. AH&BC is also the largest field hockey club of Amsterdam ....
, Sinnige made her debut on July 5, 1997 against Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and was a member of the team, that won bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
. She retired from international competition after the Athens Games.