Myrna Veenstra (born 4 March 1975) is a former

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player from the

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. She was born in

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and played 79 international matches for the

as a defender. During her international career, she scored one goal. Veenstra was a member of the Netherlands squad that won the bronze medal at the

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in Sydney. She made her first international appearance on 6 February 1997 in a friendly against

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. Her last match for the Dutch Women's Team came on 29 September 2000, when they faced

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(2-0) during the bronze medal match at the Sydney Olympics.

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* 1975 births Living people Dutch female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands Olympic medalists in field hockey Sportspeople from Goes {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub