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Born | Boksburg, South Africa | 23 June 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 30 July 2012 |
Marilyn Agliotti (born 23 June 1979 in Boksburg, South Africa) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands,[1] having previously represented South Africa.[2] After her move to the Netherlands and award of a Dutch passport, she represented the Dutch national team.
She was selected for the 2007 European Championships in Manchester where the Dutch won the silver medal. They won the bronze medal at the 2008 Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach. She was a member of the Dutch team that qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and won the gold medal.[1] She was also a member of the Dutch team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
Agliotti ended her international career in November 2012 but continued to train with local team Oranje Zwart.[4] Tribute was given to her at the 2013 Rabobank Hockey World League championships.[4]