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Netherlands women's national water polo team

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Head coach
  
Arno Havenga

Appearances
  
2 (first in 2000)

Appearances
  
12 (first in 1986)

Location
  
Netherlands

FINA code
  
NED

Best result
  
01 ! (2008)

Captain
  
Yasemin Smit

Confederation
  
LEN (Europe)

Netherlands women's national water polo team

Asst coach
  
Bas de JongGianluca Sattolo

Association
  
Royal Dutch Swimming Federation

The Netherlands women's national water polo team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was one of the leading teams in the world during the 1980s and 1990s. More recently they claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The team is governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Zwembond (KNZB).

Contents

World League

  • 2005 — 7th place
  • 2006 — 5th place
  • 2010 — 7th place
  • 2015 — 3rd place

    • World Cup

  • 1979 — 2nd place
  • 1980 — 1st place
  • 1981 — 2nd place
  • 1983 — 1st place
  • 1984 — 3rd place
  • 1988 — 1st place
  • 1989 — 1st place
  • 1991 — 1st place
  • 1993 — 1st place
  • 1995 — 2nd place
  • 1997 — 1st place
  • 1999 — 1st place

    • Holiday Cup

  • 1999 — 5th place
  • 2000 — 4th place
  • 2003 — 5th place
  • 2006 — 5th place
  • 2007 — 2nd place

    • Current squad

    Roster at the 2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship.

    Past squads

  • 1980 FINA World Cup — Gold Medal
  • Hermine Perik (goal), Rita Heemskerk, Brigitte Hulscher, Ria Roos, Ingrid Scholten, Elly Spijker, Ann van Beek, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Greet van den Veen, Marga van Feggelen, and Marijke Zwart.
  • 1983 FINA World Cup — Gold Medal
  • Hermine Perik (goal), Marion van der Mark (goal), Anita Bibo, J Boer, H van Heemstra, Janet Heijnert, D Heijnert, K Sterkenburg, Ria Roos, Ingrid Scholten, Elly Spijker, Ann van Beek, and Greet van den Veen.
  • 1985 European Championship — Gold Medal
  • Madeline van Heemstra (goal), Marion van der Mark (goal), Janet Heijnert, Ineke Pesman, Belinda Hibbel, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Anita Bibo, Alice Lindhout, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Lilian Ossendrijver, Hedda Verdam, and Marian Walthie. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.
  • 1986 World Championship — Silver Medal
  • Madeline van Heemstra (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Anita Bibo, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Marjo van der Mark, Janet Heijnert, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Ineke Pesman, Janny Spijker, Greet van den Veen, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.
  • 1987 European Championship — Gold Medal
  • Madeline van Heemstra (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Anita Bibo, Lilian Ossendrijver, Greet van den Veen, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Esmeralda van den Water, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Anita Nijenhuis, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.
  • 1988 FINA World Cup — Gold Medal
  • Hermine Perik (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Anita Bibo, Irma Brander, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Anita Nijenhuis, Lilian Ossendrijver, Janny Spijker, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Greet van den Veen, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.
  • 1989 European Championship — Gold Medal
  • Hermine Perik (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Monique Kranenburg, Alice Lindhout, Astrid van den Meer, Anita Nijenhuis, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Greet van den Veen, Esmeralda van den Water, Patricia Libregts, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.
  • 1989 FINA World Cup — Gold Medal
  • Hermine Perik (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Monique Kranenburg, Alice Lindhout, Patricia Libregts, Anita Nijenhuis, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Astrid van der Meer, Greet van den Veen, Hedda Verdam, and Esmeralda van den Water. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.
  • 1991 World Championship — Gold Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Edmée Hiemstra, Monique Kranenburg, Karin Kuipers, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Lilian Ossendrijver, Janny Spijker, Esmeralda van den Water, Marjan op den Velde, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.
  • 1991 European Championship — Silver Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Edmée Hiemstra, Janny Spijker, Monique Kranenburg, Angelique Beijaard, Alice Lindhout, Karin Kuipers, Esmeralda van den Water, Patricia Libregts, Rianne Schram, Marjan op den Velde, Sandra Scherrenburg, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.
  • 1991 FINA World Cup — Gold Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Angelique Beijaard, Edmée Hiemstra, Monique Kranenburg, Karin Kuipers, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Marjan op den Velde, Lilian Ossendrijver, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, Esmeralda van den Water, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.
  • 1993 European Championship — Gold Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Carla Quint, Sandra Scherrenburg, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.
  • 1993 FINA World Cup — Gold Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Sandra Scherrenburg, Carla Quint, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.
  • 1994 World Championship — Silver Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Stella Kriekaard, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Sandra Scherrenburg, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.
  • 1995 European Championship — Bronze Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Karin Bouwens (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Suzanne van der Boomen, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Sandra Scherrenburg, Carla Quint, Rianne Schram, Marjan op den Velde, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.
  • 1996 Olympic Year Tournament — Gold Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Erica Hoskens, Leontine Koops, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Petra Meerdink, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, Carla Quint, and Mariëlle Schothans. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.
  • 1997 FINA World Cup — Gold Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Carla van Usen (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Sandra Scherrenburg, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, Carla Quint, Mariëlle Schothans, and Suzanne van den Boomen. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.
  • 1997 European Championship — Bronze Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Carla van Usen (goal), Edmée Hiemstra, Ingrid Leijendekker, Marjan op den Velde, Ellen Bast, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Petra Meerdink, Gillian van den Berg, Mirjam Overdam, Karin Kuipers, Mariëlle Schothans, Sandra Scherrenburg, and Carla Quint. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.
  • 1998 World Championship — Silver Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Carla van Usen (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Petra Meerdink, Carla Quint, Sandra Scherrenburg, Mariëlle Schothans, and Marjan op den Velde. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.
  • 1999 FINA World Cup — Gold Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Mariëtte Koehorst, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Patricia Libregts, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, and Carla Quint. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.
  • 1999 European Championship — Silver Medal
  • Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Patricia Libregts, Jorieke Oostendorp, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, and Carla Quint. Head Coach: Jan Mensink.
  • 2000 Olympic Games — 4th
  • Karla van der Boon, Hellen Boering, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Patricia Libregts, Mirjam Overdam, Heleen Peerenboom, Carla Quint, Marjan op den Velde, Ellen van der Weijden-Bast. Head Coach: Jan Mensink.
  • 2003 World Championship
  • Marleen Ars, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruin, Rianne Guichelaar, Hanneke Kappen, Simone Koot, Karin Kuipers, Meike de Nooy, Jorieke Oostendorp, Heleen Peerenboom, Tjarda Rodenhuis, Carla Quint, Mieke van der Sloot. Head Coach: Peter Paul Metz.
  • 2008 Olympic Games — Gold Medal
  • Ilse van der Meijden, Yasemin Smit, Mieke Cabout, Biurakn Hakhverdian, Marieke van den Ham, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Iefke van Belkum, Noeki Klein, Gillian van den Berg, Alette Sijbring, Rianne Guichelaar, Simone Koot, Meike de Nooy. Head Coach: Robin van Galen.
  • 2009 World Championships —
  • Ilse van der Meijden, Yasemin Smit, Mieke Cabout, Biurakn Hakhverdian, Sabrina van der Sloot, Nomi Stomphorst, Iefke van Belkum, Noeki Klein, Jantien Cabout, Nienke Vermeer, Rianne Guichelaar, Simone Koot, Mieke van der Sloot, Anne Heinis. Head Coach: Mauro Mauger.
  • 2010 European Championship — Bronze Medal
  • Ilse van der Meijden, Yasemin Smit, Mieke Cabout, Biurakn Hakhverdian, Sabrina van der Sloot, Nomi Stomphorst, Iefke van Belkum, Noeki Klein, Jantien Cabout, Nienke Vermeer, Marloes Nijhuis, Simone Koot, and Anne Heinis. Head Coach: Mauro Maugeri.
  • 2011 World Championships — 7th
  • Ilse van der Meijden, Yasemin Smit – Captain, Mieke Cabout, Biurakn Hakhverdian, Sabrina van der Sloot, Nomi Stomphorst, Iefke van Belkum, Robbin Remers, Jantien Cabout, Nienke Vermeer, Lieke Klaassen, Simone Koot, Anne Heinis. Head Coach: Arno Havenga
  • 2013 World Championships — 7th
  • Ilse van der Meijden, Yasemin Smit, Marloes Nijhuis, Biurakn Hakhverdian, Sabrina van der Sloot, Nomi Stomphorst, Iefke van Belkum, Vivian Sevenich, Carolina Slagter, Dagmar Genee, Lieke Klaassen, Leonie van der Molen, Anne Heinis. Head Coach: Arno Havenga
  • 2014 European Championship — Silver Medal
  • Debby Willemsz, Yasemin Smit, Dagmar Genee, Catharina van der Sloot, Amarens Genee, Nomi Stomphorst, Marloes Nijhuis, Vivian Sevenich, Maud Megens, Laura van der Graaf, Lieke Klaassen, Leonie van der Molen, Anne Heinis. Head Coach: Arno Havenga.
  • 2015 World Championships — Silver Medal
  • Laura Aarts, Yasemin Smit, Dagmar Genee, Sabrina van der Sloot, Amarens Genee, Nomi Stomphorst, Marloes Nijhuis, Vivian Sevenich, Maud Megens, Isabella van Toorn, Lieke Klaassen, Leonie van der Molen, Debby Willemsz. Head Coach: Arno Havenga.
  • 2016 European Championship — Silver Medal
  • Laura Aarts, Yasemin Smit, Dagmar Genee, Sabrina van der Sloot, Amarens Genee, Nomi Stomphorst, Marloes Nijhuis, Vivian Sevenich, Maud Megens, Isabella van Toorn, Lieke Klaassen, Leonie van der Molen, Debby Willemsz. Head Coach: Arno Havenga.

    • References

    Netherlands women's national water polo team Wikipedia
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