Suzanne Barbara Plesman (born October 23, 1971, in

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) is a former

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defense and midfield player from the

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, who played 39 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team. She made her debut on April 28, 1995, in a friendly match against

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(3-3), and won the gold medal with the Netherlands at the 1995 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship and the bronze medal at the

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. Plesman retired from international competition after those Atlanta Games.

References

Dutch Hockey Federation

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