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Sylvia Karres

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Sylvia Karres
Personal information
Born (1976-11-08) 8 November 1976 (age 48)
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team competition
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2005 Canberra Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Sydney Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Amstelveen Team competition

Sylvia Jeanne Alice Karres (born 8 November 1976 in Leiderdorp) is a retired Dutch field hockey player who played as an attacker for Dutch club Amsterdam. She also played for the Netherlands national team.

Karres was a member of the Dutch squad that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She was also part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup, where she was the top goal scorer of the tournament with 6 goals.