Minke Smabers
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| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Team competition | |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Team competition | |
Minke Smabers (born March 22, 1979 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a field hockey midfielder from the Netherlands, who played more than 200 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team. Her current team is Laren.
She made her debut on June 29, 1997 against South Korea (2-1), and was a member of the team, that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Four years later she captured silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Smabers was also a member of the team that won the world title at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup in Madrid by beating Australia in the final. Her older sister Hanneke also played international hockey for the Dutch Women's Team.
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Netherlands Squad - 2006 World Cup Champions (8th Title) | |
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1 De Roever | 3 Mulder | 4 Moreira de Melo | 5 Snoeks | 7 Van Geenhuizen | 9 Dijkstra | 10 Karres | 11 Goderie | 13 M. Smabers | 14 Booij | 15 Schopman | 16 De Bruijn | 17 Paumen | 18 Van As | 19 Hoog | 20 De Haan | 21 Polkamp | 23 K. Lammers | Coach: M. Lammers |
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