Stella de Heij
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Stella de Heij is a former field hockey
goalkeeper from The Netherlands, who played eighteen international matches for the Netherlands
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De Heij was a member of the Dutch Women's Team that, under the guidance of coach and former international Tom van 't Hek
, won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
, after defeating Great Britain
on penalty strokes in the bronze medal game. In Atlanta, Georgia
she was the stand-in for first choice goalie Jacqueline Toxopeus
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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...
goalkeeper from The Netherlands, who played eighteen international matches for 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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De Heij was a member of the Dutch Women's Team that, under the guidance of coach and former international Tom van 't Hek
Tom van 't Hek
Maria Thomas van ’t Hek is a former field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who played 221 international matches for the Dutch national field hockey team, in which he scored a total number of 106 goals...
, won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
, after defeating Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
on penalty strokes in the bronze medal game. In Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
she was the stand-in for first choice goalie Jacqueline Toxopeus
Jacqueline Toxopeus
Jacqueline Afine Toxopeus is a former Dutch field hockey international playing in goal. She is undoubtedly one of the finest goalkeepers in Dutch women's field hockey since Det de Beus. Toxopeus, nicknamed Tox, played for several clubs in Holland, but ended her career with HC Den Bosch...
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