Naomi van As

Naomi van As

Personal information
Born	July 26, 1983 (1983-07-26) (age 28) The Hague, Netherlands
Playing position	Midfield/Forward
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001- -Present	HDM HCKZ
National team
2003-Present	Netherlands	78 (16)
Honours Women's field hockey Competitor for the  Netherlands Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing Team competition World Cup Gold 2004 Team competition European Championship Gold 2011 Gladbach Team Competition Champions Trophy Gold 2007 Team competition Gold 2005 Team competition Gold 2004 Team competition
Infobox last updated on: before 2006 World Cup

Naomi van As (born July 26, 1983 in The Hague) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward/midfield for a Dutch club HC Klein Zwitserland.

She made her debut for the Netherlands national team on June 20, 2003 in a game against South Africa. She was a part of the Dutch squad that became World Champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup which also won the 2007 Champions Trophy.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008 Naomi van As became an Olympic Gold medal winner with her national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, scoring the first goal in their 2-0 win over China.^[1]

Naomi van As is currently one of the best hockey player in the world behind Luciana Aymar. She was chosen to be by the FIH, the international federation of the Hockey sports at 6 December 2009 after the Champions Trophy in Australia.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Olympic results

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Name	As, Naomi van
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Date of birth	1983-07-26
Place of birth	The Hague, Netherlands
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