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 December 9, 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. External links Dutch Hockey Federation 1972 births Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Dutch female field hockey players Living people Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Alkmaar Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics HC Bloemendaal players