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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women'sfield hockey | ||
Representingthe Netherlands | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2008 Beijing | Team competition |
 | 2004 Athens | Team competition |
 | 2000 Sydney | Team competition |
| World Cup | ||
| 2006 Madrid | Team competition |
| 1998 Utrecht | Team competition |
| 2002 Perth | Team competition |
| 2010 Rosario | Team competition |
| European Championship | ||
| 1999 Cologne | Team competition |
| 2005 Dublin | Team competition |
| 2007 Manchester | Team competition |
| Champions Trophy | ||
| 2000 Amstelveen | Team competition |
| 2004 Rosario | Team competition |
| 2007 Quilmes | Team competition |
| 1999 Brisbane | Team competition |
| 2001 Amstelveen | Team competition |
| 1997 Berlin | Team competition |
| 2002 Macau | Team competition |
| 2003 Sydney | Team competition |
| 2006 Amstelveen | Team competition |
| 2008 M'gladbach | Team competition |
Minke Smeets (néeSmabers; born 22 March 1979 inThe Hague,South Holland) is afield hockey midfielder from theNetherlands. Her current team isLaren.
She was part of the team that won the2007 Champions Trophy. During the Champions Trophy she became the all-time record holder in caps for the national team, wearing the orange jersey for the 235th time in her career in the final, breakingMijntje Donners' record. She won an Olympic gold medal with the Dutch team by beating China in the final of the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing.
During the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics, her boyfriend, the Dutch baseball team's catcher,Tjerk Smeets, proposed, and Minke accepted.[1] Her older sisterHanneke was also a Dutch international.
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