Elisabeth Anthonius Maria Ignatius Sevens (born June 29, 1949 in Helmond

Helmond

Helmond is a municipality and a city in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.- Quarters and Neighbourhoods :*Quarter 11 Inner City**Neighbourhood 0 Centrum**Neighbourhood 2 Leonardus**Neighbourhood 3 Heipoort...

, Noord-Brabant) 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...

 defender, 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...

.

From 1974 to 1984 she played a total number of 83 international matches for Holland, in which she scored five goals. Sevens retired from international field hockey after the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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, where she captained the team.

Lisette maintains her commitment to healthy living and physical fitness. She is the Art of Living coordinator for Amsterdam
(see www.aofl.nl and www.lisettesevens.nl).