Macha van der Vaart

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Vaart, not Vaart.
Macha van der Vaart
Personal information
Born17 April 1972 (1972-04-17) (age 52)
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2002 Perth Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2000 Amstelveen Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Brisbane Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Macau Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Sydney Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Cologne Team

Macha Alexandra van der Vaart (born 17 April 1972 in Alkmaar, North Holland) is a former field hockey midfielder from the Netherlands, who played 151 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored seventeen goals. She made her debut on 9 December 1998 against Australia (1-1), and was a member of the team that won bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She retired from international competition after the Athens Games.