Barbara Nelen

Barbara Nelen
Personal information
Born (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991 (age 33)
Ghent, Belgium
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Gantoise
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
Belgium 223
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Amstelveen

Barbara Nelen (born 20 August 1991) is a Belgian field hockey player and sister of the legendary Belgian defender Carole de Schrijver. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Belgium women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Barbara Nelen". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details Belgium". FIH. p. 3.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Nelen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.