Macha van der Vaart
Personal information
Born17 April 1972 (1972-04-17) (age 51)
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2002 Perth Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2000 Amstelveen Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Brisbane Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Macau Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Sydney Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1999 CologneTeam

Macha Alexandra van der Vaart (born 17 April 1972 in Alkmaar, North Holland) is a former field hockey midfielder from the Netherlands, who played 151 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored seventeen goals. She made her debut on December 9, 1998, against Australia (1-1), and was a member of the team, that won bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She retired from international competition after the Athens Games.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.