Lidewij Welten
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Lidewij Welten is a field hockey
player from the Netherlands
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Welten was part of the Dutch national team
in the youth and is seen as one of the most promising talents in the country. National coach Marc Lammers
selected her for the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
, which was her first larger international tournament in which she participated.
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.
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 from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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Welten was part of the Dutch national team
Netherlands national field hockey team
The Netherlands national field hockey team is the national team of the Netherlands that participates in international field hockey matches and tournaments...
in the youth and is seen as one of the most promising talents in the country. National coach Marc Lammers
Marc Lammers
Marc Lammers is the head coach of the Dutch women's national field hockey team, that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and gold at the 2006 World Cup. As a player he earned five caps for the Men's Squad...
selected her for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, which was her first larger international tournament in which she participated.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
she won an olympic gold medal with the Dutch
Netherlands women's national field hockey team
The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number two on the FIH world rankings and they are the 2006 world champions and reigning Olympic champions...
national team beating China
China
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in the final 2-0.