Fleur van de Kieft
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Olympic medal record | |||
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Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Women's competition | |
Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Women's competition |
Fleur Nicolette Andrea van de Kieft (born October 22, 1973 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a former field hockey striker from The Netherlands, who played 137 official international matches for Holland, in which she scored a total number of 44 goals.
Van de Kieft was a member of the Dutch Women's Team that, under the guidance of coach and former international Tom van 't Hek, won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, after defeating Spain (2-0) in the third place macth. Four years earlier, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Games, she won her first Olympic bronze medal.
A player from Laren and Rotterdam Van de Kieft made her debut for the Dutch on January 29, 1996 in a friendly against the United States. Her last cap came on September 1, 2002, when Holland defeated Australia: 4-3.