Mijntje Donners
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's field hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Team competition | |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Team competition | |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 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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| Preceded by Cecilia Rognoni |
WorldHockey Player of the Year 2003 |
Succeeded by Luciana Aymar |
Categories: 1974 births | Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Dutch field hockey players | Living people | Olympic competitors for the Netherlands | Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands | Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands | Field hockey biography stubs
