Irene Desiree Hélène Hendriks (born 13 April 1958 in

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) is a former Dutch

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player, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at the

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. From 1978 to 1985 Hendriks played a total number of 74 international matches for Holland, in which she scored twelve goals. She played in three

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Dutch Hockey Federation
1958 births Living people Dutch female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Radboud University Nijmegen alumni Sportspeople from Kinshasa Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub