Xan de Waard (born 8 November 1995) is a Dutch

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player. De Waard has played 150 international matches for the

Netherlands women's national field hockey team The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number one on the FIH world rankings and the reigning world champion. The Netherlands is the most successful team in World Cup history, having won the title a record nine times. Th ...

. She was a member of the Dutch team that won the

2014 Women's Hockey World Cup The 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 13th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 31 May to 14 June 2014 at the Kyocera Stadion in The Hague, Netherlands. simultaneously with the men's tournament. ...

. De Waard was a member of the Netherlands team that won a silver medal at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waard, Xan de 1995 births Living people Dutch female field hockey players People from Renkum Field hockey players from Gelderland Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Female field hockey midfielders Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics SCHC players 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women