Elsemieke Hillen
Elsemieke Hillen in 2010
Personal information
Born30 September 1959 (1959-09-30) (age 64)
The Hague, the Netherlands
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportField Hockey
ClubAH&BC, Amsterdam
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Los AngelesTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1978 MadridTeam
Silver medal – second place1981 Buenos AiresTeam
Gold medal – first place1983 Kuala LumpurTeam
Gold medal – first place1986 AmstelveenTeam
EuroHockey Nations Championship
Gold medal – first place1984 LilleTeam

Francisca Elisabeth "Elsemieke " Maria Havenga-Hillen (born 30 September 1959) is a Dutch retired field hockey forward, who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

From 1978 to 1986 she played a total number of 106 international matches for Holland, in which she scored ten goals. Hillen retired after the 1986 Women's Hockey World Cup in Amstelveen, where the Dutch won the title.[2] She later became a TV host for the newsbulletin of RTL 4.

References

  1. Elsemieke Hillen. sports-reference.com
  2. Elsemieke Havenga-Hillen. Dutch Hockey Federation
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