Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel (born 16 April 1987) is a Dutch
field hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...
player.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, she competed for the
Netherlands women's national field hockey team
The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number one on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings and the reigning world champion. The Netherlands is the most successful team in World Cup history, having wo ...
in the women's event. ''Fox News'' notes her as one of ten
LGBT Olympians to medal in London.
Private life
Carlien is lesbian.
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1987 births
Living people
Dutch female field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Field hockey players from 's-Hertogenbosch
LGBTQ field hockey players
Dutch lesbian sportswomen
Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Female field hockey midfielders
SCHC players
21st-century Dutch LGBTQ people
21st-century Dutch sportswomen
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