Sophie Polkamp

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).

Sophie Polkamp

Personal information
Born	(1984-08-02) 2 August 1984 (age 41)
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Field 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

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 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.

Personal life

Polkamp is in a relationship with former Dutch field hockey international Robbert Kemperman.^[2]