Elsemiek Hillen
Encyclopedia
Francisca Elisabeth Maria Havenga-Hillen (born September 30, 1959 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a former Dutch field hockey
forward, who won the gold medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics
.
From 1978 to 1986 she played a total number of 81 international matches for Holland, in which she score ten goals. Hillen retired after the 1986 Women's Hockey World Cup in Amstelveen
, where the Dutch won the title. She later became a TV host for the newsbulletin of RTL 4
.
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...
forward, who won the gold medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
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From 1978 to 1986 she played a total number of 81 international matches for Holland, in which she score ten goals. Hillen retired after the 1986 Women's Hockey World Cup in Amstelveen
Amstelveen
' is a suburban municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the following villages and/or districts: Amstelveen, Bovenkerk, Westwijk, Bankras-Kostverloren, Groenelaan, Waardhuizen,...
, where the Dutch won the title. She later became a TV host for the newsbulletin of RTL 4
RTL 4
RTL 4 is a commercial television station in the Netherlands. It is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. The station has three sister tv channels: RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8...
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