Elsemiek Hillen

Elsemiek Hillen

Elsemiek Hillen in 2010
Personal information
Born 30 September 1959 (1959-09-30) (age 56)
The Hague, the Netherlands
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Field Hockey
Club AH&BC, Amsterdam

Francisca Elisabeth "Elsemiek" Maria Havenga-Hillen (born 30 September 1959) is a Dutch retired field hockey forward, who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

From 1978 to 1986 she played a total number of 106 international matches for Holland, in which she scored ten goals. Hillen retired after the 1986 Women's Hockey World Cup in Amstelveen, where the Dutch won the title.[2] She later became a TV host for the newsbulletin of RTL 4.

References

  1. Elsemieke Hillen. sports-reference.com
  2. Elsemieke Havenga-Hillen. Dutch Hockey Federation
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