Minke Smabers

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Medal record
Minke Smabers
Women's Field Hockey
Competitor for the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver	2004 Athens	Team Competition
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Team Competition
World Cup
Silver	1998 Utrecht	Team Competition
European Championship
Silver	2007 Manchester	Team Competition
Champions Trophy
Gold	2000 Amstelveen	Team Competition
Gold	2004 Rosario	Team Competition
Gold	2007 Quilmes	Team Competition
Silver	1999 Brisbane	Team Competition
Bronze	1997 Berlin	Team Competition
Bronze	2003 Sydney	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 and which won the 2007 Champions Trophy. During the Champions Trophy she became the all time record holder in caps for the national team, wearing the orange jersey for the 235th time in her career in the final, breaking Mijntje Donners' record. Her older sister Hanneke also played international hockey for the Dutch Women's Team.

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• Dutch Hockey Federation

v • d • e Netherlands Squad - 2006 World Cup Champions (8th Title) 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