Sophie Polkamp
Personal information
Born (1984-08-02) 2 August 1984
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportField hockey
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2012 London Team competition
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2006 MadridTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2010 RosarioTeam competition
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2005 DublinTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2011 GladbachTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2007 ManchesterTeam competition
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2005 CanberraTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2007 QuilmesTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2006 AmstelveenTeam 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.

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