Sophie Polkamp

Dutch field hockey player

1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)Weight59 kg (130 lb)SportCountry

NetherlandsSportField hockey

Medal record

Olympic Games

	2008 Beijing	Team competition
	2012 London	Team competition
World Championship
	2006 Madrid	Team competition
	2010 Rosario	Team competition
European Championship
	2005 Dublin	Team competition
	2011 Gladbach	Team competition
	2007 Manchester	Team competition
Champions Trophy
	2005 Canberra	Team competition
	2007 Quilmes	Team competition
	2006 Amstelveen	Team competition

Updated on 30 July 2012.

Sophie Polkamp (born 2 August 1984 in Groningen) is a Dutch field hockey player, who played as defender for Dutch club Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club and later for Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club (AHBC).

Polkamp also plays for the Netherlands national team and she was part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup and which won the 2007 Champions Trophy.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she won an Olympic gold medal with the Dutch national team, beating China in the final 2–0.^[1] Polkamp was also a gold medallist in the 2012 London Olympic Games, where the Netherlands beat Argentina, also 2–0.^[1] She announced her retirement from international competition on 3 June 2013, shortly after the AHBC had been Dutch champions.

References

^ ^a ^b Olympic results

External links

Sophie Polkamp at the International Hockey Federation
Sophie Polkamp at Olympics.com
Sophie Polkamp at Olympedia

Netherlands squad – 2005 Champions Trophy – Champions (4th Title)

1 De Roever
2 Meekels
4 Moreira de Melo
5 Snoeks
7 Van Geenhuizen
9 Karres
10 Fuchs
11 Goderie
12 Voskamp
14 Booij (c)
15 Schopman
16 De Bruijn
17 Paumen
18 Van As
19 Hoog
21 Polkamp
22 Engels
23 K. Lammers
Coach: M. Lammers

v t e Netherlands squad – 2006 Champions Trophy – 3rd place
1 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Dijkstra 10 Karres 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 20 De Haan 21 Polkamp 23 K. Lammers 24 De Goede 25 Vorstenbosch Coach: M. Lammers

v t e Netherlands squad – 2006 FIH World Cup – Champions (6th title)
2 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Dijkstra 10 Karres 11 Goderie 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 20 De Haan 21 Polkamp 23 K. Lammers Coach: M. Lammers

v t e Netherlands squad – 2007 Champions Trophy – Champions (5th Title)
1 De Roever 2 Meekels 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 8 Kremers 9 Dijkstra 11 Goderie 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 Welten 17 Paumen 18 Van As 21 Polkamp 22 Engels 23 K. Lammers 24 De Goede 26 Van der Pols Coach: M. Lammers

v t e Netherlands squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd Title)
1 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Dijkstra 11 Goderie 12 Welten 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 21 Polkamp 24 De Goede 27 Agliotti Coach: Lammers

v t e Netherlands squad – 2010 FIH World Cup – Runners-up
1 Engels 5 Dirkse van den Heuvel 8 Mattheussens 9 Dijkstra 10 Jonker 11 Goderie 12 Welten 13 Smeets 15 Schopman 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 21 Polkamp 22 Sombroek 23 Lammers 24 De Goede 26 Van der Pols 27 Agliotti Coach: Kruis

v t e Netherlands squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (3rd Title)
1 Sombroek 4 Van Male 9 Dirkse van den Heuvel 10 Jonker 11 Goderie 12 Welten 13 Van Maasakker 17 Paumen (c) 18 Van As 19 Hoog 21 Polkamp 23 Lammers 24 De Goede 27 Agliotti 28 De Blaeij 30 Van Geffen Coach: Caldas