Jiske Snoeks
Encyclopedia
Jiske Snoeks is a Dutch
field hockey
player who plays as an attacker for Dutch club Amsterdam
. She also plays for the Netherlands national team
.
Snoeks was a member of the Dutch squad that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
. She was also part of the Dutch squad that became World Champion at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
and which won the 2007 Champions Trophy.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player who plays as an attacker for Dutch club Amsterdam
Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club
Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club is the oldest field hockey club of the Netherlands. AH&BC is also the largest field hockey club of Amsterdam ....
. She also plays for the Netherlands national team
Netherlands women's national field hockey team
The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number two on the FIH world rankings and they are the 2006 world champions and reigning Olympic champions...
.
Snoeks was a member of the Dutch squad that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. She was also part of the Dutch squad that became World Champion at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup is the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held from September 27 to October 8, 2006 in Madrid, Spain.Netherlands won its sixth World Championship after beating Australia 3–1...
and which won the 2007 Champions Trophy.