Mercedes Coghen
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Mercedes Coghen Alberdingk-Thijm (born August 2, 1962 in Madrid) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona). She has a Dutch mother, and was a member of the Madrid-committee biding for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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