Maartje Paumen

Maartje Paumen
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1985-09-19) 19 September 1985 (age 39)
Geleen, Netherlands
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportField hockey
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Madrid
Gold medal – first place 2014 The Hague
Silver medal – second place 2010 Rosario
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Dublin
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2011 Gladbach
Silver medal – second place 2007 Manchester
Silver medal – second place 2015 London
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Boom
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2004 Rosario
Gold medal – first place 2005 Canberra
Gold medal – first place 2007 Quilmes
Gold medal – first place 2011 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place 2010 Nottingham
Silver medal – second place 2016 London
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Sydney
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Rosario
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Mendoza

Maartje Yvonne Helene Paumen (born 19 September 1985) is a former Dutch field hockey player. She is currently the assistant coach for Dutch club MOP.[1] She previously played for Dutch clubs Oranje Zwart and HC Den Bosch and Belgian club Royal Antwerp. She also played 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 in Madrid and the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup in The Hague. She also won the 2007 Champions Trophy and the 2011 Champions Trophy. With 195 goals in 235 games, she is the all-time top scorer for the Dutch national team.[2] She is also the all-time top scorer in the national Dutch hockey league, the Hoofdklasse.[3]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[4] she won an Olympic gold medal with the Dutch national team beating China in the final 2–0.[5] The team kept its Olympic title at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London beating the Argentinian team 2–0 in the final.[6] She scored the second point from a penalty and this was her fourteenth goal at the Olympics, which makes her the top Olympic scorer ever.[7] In the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro she won an Olympic silver medal, after losing to Great Britain in penalty shootouts.[8] She was also the Top Scorer of the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup as well as the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup. She is openly lesbian.[9] Paumen has been selected as FIH Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012.[10]

  1. ^ Paper, The Hockey (21 May 2018). "Maartje Paumen retires from club hockey and returns to Dutch leagues as MOP assistant coach | The Hockey Paper". Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  2. ^ "Maartje Paumen (32) beëindigt hockeycarrière". Metronieuws.nl (in Dutch). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  3. ^ "Cookies op AD.nl | AD.nl". www.ad.nl. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  4. ^ "Maartje PAUMEN". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  5. ^ Berlin, Peter (2008-08-22). "Dutch Women Win Field Hockey Gold by Beating China, 2-0". Rings Blog. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  6. ^ Niumata, Foster (2012-08-10). "Dutch win 2nd straight Olympic women's hockey gold". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  7. ^ "Marvellous Maartje! Dutch legend Paumen talks about astonishing career | FIH". fih.ch. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  8. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: GB women win first hockey gold on penalties". BBC Sport. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  9. ^ Misset, Robért (28 June 2011). "'Ik ben nu degene die ik wil zijn'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). De Persgroep.
  10. ^ "Paumen named Dutch league's best player | FIH". www.fih.ch. Retrieved 2022-01-11.