Merel de Blaeij (also spelled Blaey, born 2 December 1986) is a Dutch

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player. At the

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, she was part of the Netherlands women's field hockey team that became

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, defeating

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2–0 in the final.

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* 1986 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 The Hague HC Klein Zwitserland players 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people Dutch female indoor hockey players 2011 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players 21st-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub