Naomi van As (born 26 July 1983) is a Dutch

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player who plays as a forward/midfield for a Dutch club

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. She made her debut for the Netherlands national team on 20 June 2003 in a game against

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. She was a part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the

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which also won the 2007 Champions Trophy. Her family lives in South Africa. In 2008, Van As became an Olympic gold medal winner with her national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, scoring the first goal in their 2–0 win over China.Olympic results
/ref> At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was again part of the Dutch team that won gold. She finished her international sportive career at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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in the by shoot-outs lost final against the team of

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. Van As was named FIH Player of the Year twice, both in 2009 and 2016. In 2012, Van As was made a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau after she and the fellow members of her hockey team won the women's field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Since 2007, Van As has been in a long-term relationship with longtrack skater Sven Kramer, and they have a daughter (born in 2018) and a son (born in 2022).Sven Kramer en Naomi van As voor de tweede keer ouders geworden
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van As, Naomi 1983 births Living people Dutch female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players from The Hague Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands HC Klein Zwitserland players Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women