Ellen Hoog

Ellen Hoog (born March 26, 1986 in Bloemendaal) is a Dutch female field hockey player and the winner of 2 Olympic gold medals and a World title together with the Dutch National Women's Team. She is also a member of the She is a striker. In 2004 she made her debut in the national team. She has played 127 matches for the national team in which she has scored 32 times. She is also currently a member of the first ladies team of Amsterdam. In August 2005, she became European Champion in Dublin (IRL). In December of the same year she won the Champions Trophy in Canberra (AUS) with the Dutch National Women's Team. She was also part of the Dutch squad that became World Champion at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup. Her father died from cancer a week after the European Championship victory in Ireland. After his death she had difficulties picking up her normal life again, but regained the motivation to start playing when the new season started in October 2005. In 2012 she was the fist player to decide a match on a major championschips, an Olympic semi final, with a penalty shootout.