Ellen Marijn Hoog is a former Dutch field hockey midfielder, born March 26, 1986, in Bloemendaal, Netherlands, regarded as one of the best Dutch hockey players of her generation. She made her national team debut at age 17 in 2004 and went on to play 232 international matches, scoring 60 goals. She won Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012 and an Olympic silver in 2016, captured the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup, and was named best player of the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup, which the Netherlands also won. At the 2012 Olympics semi-final she became the first woman to decide a major championship match with a penalty shootout. She retired from international play in 2016 and club hockey in May 2017.
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Career HighlightOlympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012 and silver in 2016 1 Classification
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Did Ellen Hoog successfully defend an Olympic title?
Yes. She won women's hockey gold in 2008 and 2012.
Yes. Ellen Hoog won Olympic gold in women's hockey with the Netherlands at the 2008 Games in Beijing and again at the 2012 Games in London, and she is listed among the hockey players who successfully defended their Olympic title in the same event in back-to-back Games. At the 2016 Games in Rio the Netherlands finished second, and she took the silver medal.
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Ellen Marijn Hoog (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛlə(n) ˈɦoːx]; born 26 March 1986) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who is regarded as one of the best Dutch hockey players of her generation.
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Ellen Marijn Hoog (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛlə(n) ˈɦoːx]; born 26 March 1986) is a former Dutch field hockey player
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Ellen Marijn Hoog (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛlə(n) ˈɦoːx]; born 26 March 1986) is a former Dutch field hockey player
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Ellen Marijn Hoog (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛlə(n) ˈɦoːx]; born 26 March 1986) is a former Dutch field hockey player
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She won Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012 and an Olympic silver medal in 2016.
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Ellen Marijn Hoog (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛlə(n) ˈɦoːx]; born 26 March 1986) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who is regarded as one of the best Dutch hockey players of her generation.
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Ellen Marijn Hoog (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛlə(n) ˈɦoːx]; born 26 March 1986) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who is regarded as one of the best Dutch hockey players of her generation.
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In 2012, Hoog became the first woman player to decide a major championship match with a penalty shootout, taking the winning shot in the 2012 Summer Olympics semi-final against New Zealand.
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