Sophie Polkamp (born 2 August 1984 in

Groningen Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...

) is a Dutch

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player, who played as defender for Dutch club

Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club Stichtsche Cricket en Hockey Club, commonly known as SCHC, is a Dutch professional sports club based in Bilthoven, Utrecht. The club was founded on 22 November 1906. The club is best known for its field hockey department but it also has a rugby uni ...

and later for

Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club (founded 28 January 1892) is the oldest professional field hockey club of the Netherlands, based in Amstelveen. AH&BC is also the largest field hockey club in the city. The team is a powerhouse of both domestic ...

(AHBC). Polkamp also plays for the Netherlands national team and she was part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the

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and won the 2007 Champions Trophy. At the

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she won an Olympic gold medal with the Dutch national team, beating

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in the final 2–0.Olympic results
/ref> Polkamp was also a gold medallist in the 2012 London Olympic Games, where the Netherlands beat

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, also 2–0. She announced her retirement from international competition on 3 June 2013, shortly after the AHBC had been Dutch champions.

Personal life

Polkamp is in a relationship with former Dutch field hockey international

Robbert Kemperman Robbert Huib Kemperman (; born 24 June 1990) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or defender for Hoofdklasse club Amsterdam. He played a total of 228 matches for the Dutch national team and scored 52 goals. He played in th ...

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* 1984 births Living people Dutch female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 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 Sportspeople from Groningen (city) Female field hockey defenders SCHC players Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club players 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub