Mink van der Weerden

Mink van der Weerden

Van der Weerden at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Dutch
Born (1988-10-19) 19 October 1988
Geldrop, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport Field hockey
Club Oranje Zwart[3]
Coached by Lucas Judge (club)
Max Caldas (national)[3]

Mink Alphons van der Weerden (born 19 October 1988)[1] is a Dutch field hockey defender. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[4] A penalty corner specialist, he was credited with the second victory in group play, over Belgium.[5] He also had a goal in the final against Germany, and ended as the tournament's top scorer with eight goals.[3]

Van der Weerden took up field hockey aged 10 following his mother and was included to the national team in 2010. He studies physiotherapy.[3]

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  4. Mink van der Weerden. london2012.com
  5. "Netherlands rally for comeback victory". London2012.com. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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