Lidewij Welten (born 16 July 1990) is a Dutch field hockey player.[1]
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(1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 32) Eindhoven, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current club | HC 's-Hertogenbosch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005– | HC 's-Hertogenbosch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2008– | Netherlands | 187 | (71) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Welten is part of the Dutch national team in the youth and is seen as one of the most promising talents in the world. National coach Marc Lammers selected her for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, which was her first larger international tournament in which she participated.[1]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she won an Olympic gold medal with the Dutch national team beating China in the final 2–0. She won a second gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Olympics, she was part of the Dutch team that won silver.[2]
At the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup in London, she won the gold medal with the Dutch team beating Ireland in the final 6–0 where she scored one of the goals. She was named player of the tournament.[3][4]
Netherlands squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd Title) | ||
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Netherlands squad – 2010 FIH World Cup – Runners-up | ||
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Netherlands squad – 2012 Champions Trophy – 3rd place | ||
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Netherlands squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (3rd Title) | ||
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Netherlands squad – 2014 FIH World Cup – Champions (7th title) | ||
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Netherlands squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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Netherlands squad – 2018 Hockey World Cup – Champions (8th Title) | ||
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Netherlands squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (4th Title) | ||
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Netherlands squad – 2022 World Cup – Gold Medal (9th Title) | ||
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