Willemijn Bos (born 2 May 1988) is a Dutch

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defender. In 2011, she was included to the All-Star team by the

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. She was to be selected for the

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but tore her

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during a friendly against the

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three days before the Games and had to withdraw. She returned to competitions in March 2013, and won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Bos took up hockey aged six. She has a degree in law from the

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* 1988 births Living people Dutch female field hockey players People from Tynaarlo 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 Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands Sportspeople from Drenthe 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub