Meike de Nooy (born 2 May 1983 in
Eindhoven) is a
water polo
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player of the
Netherlands
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who represents the
Dutch national team in international competitions.
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de Nooy was part of the team that became sixth at the
2003 World Aquatics Championships in
Barcelona
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. She also was in the team that became tenth at the
2005 World Aquatics Championships in
Montreal
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and at the
2007 World Aquatics Championships in
Melbourne
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where they finished in 9th position. They started a new campaign with a mix of experienced and talented players to work towards a new top team for the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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. The Dutch team finished in fifth place at the
2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship in
Málaga and they qualified for the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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There they ended up winning the gold medal on 21 August, beating the
United States
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9–8 in the
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See also
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List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
This is a list of Olympic champions in women's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 2000.
Abbreviations
History
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
As of 2016, women's teams from Europe, Nort ...
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals.
There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Pet ...
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List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of female goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team for the Summer Olympics.
Abbreviations
Winning goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number ...
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References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Eindhoven
Dutch female water polo players
Water polo goalkeepers
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands in water polo
20th-century Dutch women
21st-century Dutch women
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