Lidewij Welten

Lidewij Welten
Personal information
Born (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club HC 's-Hertogenbosch
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005– HC 's-Hertogenbosch
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– Netherlands 187 (71)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
2012 LondonTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Cup
2014 The Hague
2018 London
2010 Rosario
European Championship
2009 Amstelveen
2011 Gladbach
2017 Amstelveen
2015 London
Champions Trophy
2011 Amsterdam
2010 Nottingham
2009 Sydney
2012 Rosario
2014 Mendoza

Lidewij Welten (born 16 July 1990) is a Dutch field hockey player.[1]

Welten was 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.

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.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete biography: Lidewij Welten". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details Germany". FIH. p. 6.
  3. ↑ "Award winners: Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup London 2018". FIH. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Lidewij Welten". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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