Judith van Kampen (born 21 December 1978 in

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) is a Dutch

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player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.Athlete biography: Judith van Kampen
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 16, 2008 Van Kampen played for

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, Terrasvogels and since 2008 for

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. She is a

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and throws right-handed. She competes for the Dutch national team since 2001. She is part of the Dutch team for the

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. Her brother

Michiel van Kampen Michiel van Kampen (born January 23, 1976, Haarlem) is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim and the Dutch national team. He has been a star relief pitcher in the Hoofdklasse who once set the appearances record and was MVP of t ...

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er and also represented the Netherlands at the same Olympics.

References

External links

Van Kampen at dutchsoftballteam.com
1978 births Living people Dutch softball players Nevada Wolf Pack softball players Olympic softball players for the Netherlands Softball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Amsterdam Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-softball-bio-stub