Marieke van Doorn

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Marieke van Doorn
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Women's field hockey
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Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Team competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team competition
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Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Amstelveen Team competition

Marieke Birgitta van Doorn (born 15 June 1960 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch field hockey midfielder, who was a member of the National Women's Team that won the golden medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Four years later in Seoul she captured the bronze medal with the Dutch national side. From 1982 to 1988 she played a total number of 100 international matches for Holland, in which she scored 29 goals. She retired after the 1988 Summer Olympics and was in charge as a hockey coach in the 1990s at her former club HGC.


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