Sandra Gouverneur (born 2 October 1976 in
Heerhugowaard
Heerhugowaard (; West Frisian Dutch: ''Heerhugoweard'', ''Heregeweard'' or ''De Weard'') is a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland.
Heerhugowaard was previously a separate municipality, whic ...
,
North Holland
North Holland (, ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht (province), Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevola ...
) is a Dutch
softball
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player, who represents the
Dutch national team in international competitions.
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Gouverneur played for
The Herons,
Terrasvogels,
Nuoro
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and, since 2007, for
Gryphons
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. She plays as a
shortstop
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and
first baseman
A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...
, while she bats and throws right-handed. She competes for the Dutch national team since 1995. In 2000 and 2001, she was named
MVP
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* Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition
* Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering
MVP may also refer to:
...
in the Dutch Softball
Hoofdklasse
The Vierde Divisie (; "Fourth Division"), formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general.
Background
The league was divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunda ...
; in 2005, she was the best batter in the league. She was part of the Dutch team for the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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.
External links
Gouverneur at dutchsoftballteam.com
References
1976 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Heerhugowaard
Dutch softball players
Olympic softball players for the Netherlands
Softball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
20th-century Dutch women
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