{ "id": "epqm14g8yg", "slug": "miek-van-geenhuizen", "title": "Miek van Geenhuizen", "updated": "2026-10-21", "topic_path": [ { "id": "play", "label": "Sports, games, and recreation", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play" }, { "id": "play.team", "label": "Other team and ball sports", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.team" }, { "id": "play.team.hockey", "label": "Hockey and remaining team sports", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.team.hockey" }, { "id": "play.team.hockey.field-hockey", "label": "Field hockey", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.team.hockey.field-hockey" }, { "id": "play.team.hockey.field-hockey.dutch-field-hockey-players", "label": "Dutch field hockey players", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.team.hockey.field-hockey.dutch-field-hockey-players" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.play.team.hockey.field-hockey.dutch-field-hockey-players", "label": "Western Europe · 2001 to 2020: Dutch field hockey players", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.play.team.hockey.field-hockey.dutch-field-hockey-players", "path": [ { "id": "geo.weu", "label": "Western Europe", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001", "label": "Western Europe · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.play", "label": "Sports, games, and recreation", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.play" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.play.team", "label": "Other team and ball sports", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.play.team" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.play.team.hockey", "label": "Hockey and remaining team sports", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.play.team.hockey" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.play.team.hockey.field-hockey", "label": "Field hockey", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.play.team.hockey.field-hockey" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.play.team.hockey.field-hockey.dutch-field-hockey-players", "label": "Dutch field hockey players", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.play.team.hockey.field-hockey.dutch-field-hockey-players" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Miek van Geenhuizen (Marianne Antoinette van Geenhuizen, born 1981, Eindhoven) is a retired Dutch field hockey midfielder, 165 caps, Olympic gold 2008 and silver 2004, 2006 world champion.", "snippet": "Miek van Geenhuizen (Marianne Antoinette van Geenhuizen, born 1981, Eindhoven) is a retired Dutch field hockey midfielder, 165 caps, Olympic gold 2008 and silver 2004, 2006 world champion.", "node": "play.team.hockey.field-hockey.dutch-field-hockey-players", "markdown": "# Miek van Geenhuizen\n\n**Miek van Geenhuizen** (full name Marianne Antoinette \"Miek\" van Geenhuizen; born 1981 in [Eindhoven](https://www.edgepedia.org/eindhoven), Noord-Brabant, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch field hockey midfielder who won Olympic silver with the Netherlands in 2004 and Olympic gold in 2008[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/108919). She played 165 times for the Dutch national team, ending her international career in 2009, and was a world champion with Oranje in 2006[2](https://nos.nl/artikel/507889-hockeyster-van-geenhuizen-stopt).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Born | 1981, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant (NED); 166 cm / 63 kg[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/108919) |\n| Position | Midfielder[2](https://nos.nl/artikel/507889-hockeyster-van-geenhuizen-stopt) |\n| Olympic medals | Silver, 2004 Athens; gold, 2008 Beijing, both in women's hockey for the Netherlands[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/108919) |\n| Other major titles | World Cup gold 2006 and silver 2002; European gold 2003 and silver 2007[2](https://nos.nl/artikel/507889-hockeyster-van-geenhuizen-stopt) • [3](https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/1334688/tophockeyster-miek-van-geenhuizen-uit-eindhoven-zet-punt-achter-carriere) |\n| International caps | 165 for the Netherlands, last in 2009[2](https://nos.nl/artikel/507889-hockeyster-van-geenhuizen-stopt) |\n| Club career | Oranje Zwart, HC Den Bosch (five national titles), Amsterdam (one title), Laren MHC[2](https://nos.nl/artikel/507889-hockeyster-van-geenhuizen-stopt) • [1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/108919) |\n| Retirement | Ended her playing career after the 2012-13 season, at age 31[2](https://nos.nl/artikel/507889-hockeyster-van-geenhuizen-stopt) |\n\n## Olympic career\n\nVan Geenhuizen competed at two Olympic Games: Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/108919). She was a member of the Dutch squad that won silver at Athens 2004, and won gold at Beijing 2008, where the Netherlands finished first in the women's hockey tournament[3](https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/1334688/tophockeyster-miek-van-geenhuizen-uit-eindhoven-zet-punt-achter-carriere) • [1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/108919). Olympedia records her [Olympic medal](https://www.edgepedia.org/olympic-medal) total as one gold and one silver[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/108919).\n\nAt the World Cup she won gold in 2006 and silver in 2002, and at the European Championship gold in 2003 and silver in 2007[3](https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/1334688/tophockeyster-miek-van-geenhuizen-uit-eindhoven-zet-punt-achter-carriere).\n\n## Club career\n\nShe made her debut in the Dutch top league (Hoofdklasse) at age 14 with Oranje Zwart in her hometown, and played 17 years at top-league and international level[3](https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/1334688/tophockeyster-miek-van-geenhuizen-uit-eindhoven-zet-punt-achter-carriere). She then played several years for HC Den Bosch, winning five national titles with the club, and one title with Amsterdam, before joining Laren MHC[2](https://nos.nl/artikel/507889-hockeyster-van-geenhuizen-stopt). Olympedia lists her club affiliations as Laren MHC and AH&BC, Amsterdam[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/108919).\n\nLaren's club history credits her with 164 international matches and 20 goals for the Netherlands, one cap fewer than the 165 reported by NOS at her retirement[4](https://www.lmhc.nl/club-historie) • [2](https://nos.nl/artikel/507889-hockeyster-van-geenhuizen-stopt).\n\n## Retirement\n\nIn May 2013 Van Geenhuizen, then 31, announced on Laren's website that she would stop playing top hockey after the season, saying \"Het is mooi geweest\" (\"it has been good\")[3](https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/1334688/tophockeyster-miek-van-geenhuizen-uit-eindhoven-zet-punt-achter-carriere). Her final match came the following weekend in Bloemendaal, in the Champions Cup final for club teams, in which Laren faced Den Bosch[2](https://nos.nl/artikel/507889-hockeyster-van-geenhuizen-stopt).\n\n## References\n\n1. [Miek van Geenhuizen, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/108919)\n2. [Hockeyster Van Geenhuizen stopt, NOS Sport, 17 May 2013](https://nos.nl/artikel/507889-hockeyster-van-geenhuizen-stopt)\n3. [Tophockeyster Miek van Geenhuizen uit Eindhoven zet punt achter carrière, Omroep Brabant, 17 May 2013](https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/1334688/tophockeyster-miek-van-geenhuizen-uit-eindhoven-zet-punt-achter-carriere)\n4. [Club historie, Larensche Mixed Hockey Club](https://www.lmhc.nl/club-historie)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Sports, games, and recreation › Other team and ball sports › Hockey and remaining team sports › Field hockey › Dutch field hockey players*\n\n*Initially written Oct 21, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/miek-van-geenhuizen", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/miek-van-geenhuizen.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. AI training is open to everyone. 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