Lisanne Rosalie Desiree de Lange (born 31 March 1994) is a

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player from the

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, who plays as a forward.

Personal life

Lisanne de Lange studied law at the

Utrecht University Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...

Career

Club hockey

In the Dutch

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, de Lange plays club hockey for Laren.

National teams

Under–21

Lisanne de Lange made her debut for the Netherlands U–21 in 2013 at the

FIH Junior World Cup The Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, formerly known as the Hockey Junior World Cup, is an international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1979. Since 1985 it has been ...

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. She also represented the team at the 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship in

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. She won gold medals at both events.

Indoor

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and

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, de Lange was a member of the Netherlands Indoor team at the

EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship The EuroHockey Nations Championships are a European indoor field hockey competition organized by the European Hockey Federation (EHF). The tournament was started in 1974 for both men's competition and the women's competition. In the men's competi ...

. Both events were hosted in

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, with the team winning gold and silver, respectively.

Oranje Dames

In 2013, de Lange was a member of the

senior national team at the 2012–13 FIH World League Final in

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. De Lange won a gold medal at the event; her only major tournament with the senior team.

References

External links

* * 1994 births Living people Female field hockey forwards Sportspeople from Utrecht (city) Dutch female field hockey players Youth Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub