Naomi van As

Naomi van As

Personal information
Born	(1983-07-26) 26 July 1983 The Hague, Netherlands
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Playing position	Midfield/Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
1999–2001 2001–2002 2002–	HDM HCKZ MHC Laren
National team
Years	Team	Caps
2003–2016	Netherlands	168 (35)
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Cup 2006 Madrid 2014 The Hague 2010 Rosario European Championship 2005 Dublin 2009 Amstelveen 2011 Gladbach 2007 Manchester 2015 London Champions Trophy 2004 Rosario 2005 Canberra 2007 Quilmes 2010 Nottingham 2006 Amstelveen 2008 Mönchengladbach 2009 Sydney 2012 Rosario 2014 Mendoza

Naomi van As, left, and Deborah Gravenstijn, right

Naomi van As (born 26 July 1983) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward/midfield for a Dutch club MHC Laren.

She made her debut for the Netherlands national team on June 20, 2003 in a game against South Africa. She was a part of the Dutch squad that became World Champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup which also won the 2007 Champions Trophy. Her family lives in South Africa In 2008 Naomi van As became an Olympic Gold medal winner with her national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, scoring the first goal in their 2-0 win over China. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was again part of the Dutch team that won gold. She finished her international sportive career at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the by shoot-outs lost final against the team of Great Britain. In 2009 and 2016, she was named FIH Player of the Year.

Since 2007 Van As has been in a relationship with longtrack skater Sven Kramer, and they have a daughter born in 2018.