Mijntje Donners

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Medal record
Mijntje Donners
Women's Field Hockey
Competitor for the Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver	2004 Athens	Team Competition
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	Team Competition
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Team Competition
World Cup
Silver	1998 Utrecht	Team Competition
Champions Trophy
Gold	2000 Amstelveen	Team Competition
Silver	1999 Brisbane	Team Competition
Bronze	2003 Sydney	Team Competition

Wilhelmina Petronella Ardina Maria ("Mijntje") Donners (born February 4, 1974 in Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant) is a field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who played 234 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored 97 goals.

Donners made her debut on April 1, 1994 against South Korea (4-1), and was a member of the team, that won the bronze medal at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Four years later she captured silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She retired from international competition after the Athens Games. Donners was nicknamed Goudmijntje, meaning Goldmine, for her ability to score at important moments during the game.

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	Dutch Women's Field Hockey Team - 1996 Olympic Games
Dillianne van den Boogaard \| Willemijn Duyster \| Mijntje Donners \| Stella de Heij \| Noor Holsboer \| Fleur van de Kieft \| Nicole Koolen \| Ellen Kuipers \| Jeannette Lewin \| Suzanne Plesman \| Wietske de Ruiter \| Florentine Steenberghe \| Margje Teeuwen \| Carole Thate \| Jacqueline Toxopeus \| Suzan van der Wielen \| Head Coach: Tom van 't Hek