- Meike de Nooy
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Medal record Women's water polo Competitor for the Netherlands
Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing Team competition Meike de Nooy (born 2 May 1983 in Eindhoven) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.[1]
de Nooy was part of the team that became sixth at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona. She also was in the team that became tenth at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal and at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne where they finished in 9th position. They started a new campaign with a mix of experienced and talented players to work towards a new top team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The Dutch team 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: Meike de Nooy, 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
- Dutch water polo players
- People from Eindhoven
- 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 Olympic medalist stubs
- Dutch water polo biography stubs
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