Helena ("Helen") Johanna Lejeune-Van der Ben (born 25 July 1964 in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

) is a former Dutch

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defender, who won the bronze medal with the National Women's Team at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. From 1984 to 1992 she played a total number of 121 international matches for Holland, in which she scored 57 goals, most of them from penalty corners. She retired after the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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, where the Dutch side finished in sixth place. Later on she became a field hockey coach, at her former club

HGC HGC can stand for: * Human Genetics Commission * Hercules Graphics Card * H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie, a Dutch field hockey club * HGC Global Communications, an internet service provider in Hong Kong * HGC (field hockey) H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie, ...

in Wassenaar.

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Dutch Hockey Federation
1964 births Living people Dutch female field hockey players Dutch field hockey coaches Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players from Amsterdam Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club players HGC (field hockey) players 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch women {{netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub