Irene Hendriks
Encyclopedia
Desiree Helène Hendriks (born April 13, 1958 in Ngalieme, Zaire
near Mount Ngaliema) is a former Dutch field hockey
player, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
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From 1978 to 1985 Hendriks played a total number of 74 international matches for Holland, in which she scored twelve goals. She played in three World Cups.
Zaire
The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".-Self-proclaimed Father of the Nation:In...
near Mount Ngaliema) is a former Dutch field hockey
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...
player, who won the golden 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...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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From 1978 to 1985 Hendriks played a total number of 74 international matches for Holland, in which she scored twelve goals. She played in three World Cups.