Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 April 1987 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SCHC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2008– | Netherlands | 203 | (28) |
Medal record | |||
Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel (born 16 April 1987) is a Dutch field hockey player.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics,[1] she competed for the Netherlands women's national field hockey team in the women's event.[2] Fox News notes her as one of ten LGBT Olympians to medal in London.[3]
Private life
[edit]Carlien is lesbian.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Carlien DIRKSE VAN DEN HEUVEL". Olympics.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "10 Gay Olympians Win Medals In London, Tie Jamaica And Iran In Gold Medal Count". FoxNews.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Zware tijd voor Dirkse van den Heuvel". HoofdklasseHockey.nl (in Dutch). 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016. (English translation)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel.
- Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel at the International Hockey Federation
- Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel at Olympics.com
- Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel at Olympedia
- Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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- 1987 births
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- Dutch female field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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- Sportspeople from 's-Hertogenbosch
- Field hockey players from North Brabant
- LGBTQ field hockey players
- Dutch lesbian sportswomen
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Female field hockey midfielders
- SCHC players
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