Naomi van As
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Naomi van As is a Dutch
field hockey
player who plays as a forward/midfield for a Dutch club HC Klein Zwitserland
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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.
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.
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.
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 a forward/midfield for a Dutch club HC Klein Zwitserland
HC Klein Zwitserland
HC Klein Zwitserland is a field hockey club from The Hague, Netherlands, which was founded on September 20, 1908. With 1.591 members – as of January 1, 2006 – it is the tenth club in the Netherlands...
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She made her debut 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...
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
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...
which also won the 2007 Champions Trophy.
In 2008 Naomi van As became an Olympic Gold medal winner with her national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing, scoring the first goal in their 2-0 win over China.
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.