Sophie Polkamp Sophie Polkamp (born 2 August 1984 in Groningen) is a Dutch field hockey player, who played as defender for Dutch club Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club and later for Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club (AHBC). Polkamp also plays for the Netherlands national team and she was part of the Dutch squad that became World Champion at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup and which won the 2007 Champions Trophy. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she won an Olympic gold medal with the Dutch national team, beating China in the final 2–0. Sophie was also a gold medallist in the 2012 London Olympic Games, where the Netherlands beat Argentina, also 2–0. She announced her retirement from international competition on 3 June 2013, shortly after the AHBC had been Dutch champions. References Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch female field hockey players Category:Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey Category:Sportspeople from Groningen (city) Category:Female field hockey defenders Category:SCHC players Category:Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club players