- Marieke van den Ham
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Medal record Women's water polo Competitor for the Netherlands Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing Team competition Marieke van den Ham (born 21 January 1983 in Wierden, Overijssel) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.[1]
van den Ham was part of the team that became 10th at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. At the 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League in Cosenza and the 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Belgrade they finished in fifth place. She was not selected for the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, but returned for the Dutch team that finished in fifth place at the 2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Malaga and they qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1] There they ended up winning the gold medal on 21 August, beating the United States 9-8 in the final.
References
- ^ a b Athlete biography: Marieke van den Ham, beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008.
Netherlands women's squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – gold medal 1 van der Meijden • 2 Smit • 3 Cabout • 4 Hakhverdian • 5 van den Ham • 6 de Bruijn • 7 van Belkum • 8 Klein • 9 van den Berg • 10 Sijbring • 11 Guichelaar • 12 Koot • 13 de Nooy • Coach: van GalenCategories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Wierden
- Dutch water polo players
- Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic water polo players of the Netherlands
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic medalists in water polo
- Female water polo players
- Dutch people stubs
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