Maartje Paumen


Country
Birth date
Age
19/09/1985 - GELEEN (NED) 
27
Height
Weight
Gender
175 cm / 5'9" 
64 kg / 141 lbs 
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Sport
Team
PAUMEN Maartje
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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
1Women2008Beijing, CHN
World Cup
1Women2006Madrid, ESP
2Women2010Rosario, ARG
Champions Trophy
1Women2011Amstelveen, NED
2Women2010Nottingham, GBR
3Women2012Rosario, ARG
3Women2009Sydney, NSW, AUS
EuroHockey Nations Championships
1Women2011Monchengladbach, GER
1Women2009Amstelveen, NED

Nickname

Paumen, Ouwe (Athlete, 06 Aug 2009)

Hobbies

Snowboarding, playing tennis, watching movies and sleeping. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2009)

Occupation

Student

Education

Randstand Topsport Academy, Rotterdam, NED

Language(s) spoken

Dutch, English

Club name

HC Den Bosch, 's-Hertogenbosch, NED

Coach

Raoul Ehren [club], Max Caldas [national] (hockey.nl, 18 Jan 2012)

Position and style

Defence (worldhockey.org, 10 Aug 2009)

Handedness

Right (Athlete, 06 Aug 2009)

Debut

2004 for Netherlands (Athlete, 06 Aug 2009)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She took up the sport at age five in Geleen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2009)

Reason for taking up this sport
Her whole family played the sport. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2009)

Ambitions
To compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2009)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and the 2006 World Cup in Madrid, Spain. (Athlete, 25 Jun 2011)

Hero
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer and Dutch footballer Dennis Bergkamp. (Athlete, 25 Jun 2011)

Superstitions / Rituals
Wearing the same socks and listening to music (Athlete, 06 Aug 2009).

Sporting philosophy / motto
"If you're not pushing the limits you better go home!" (Athlete, 25 Jun 2011)

Awards
She was named in the International Hockey Federation's [FIH] All Star team in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. (fih.ch, 22 Dec 2011)

She was named the FIH Young Player of the Year in 2008. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2009)

Finished the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as the leading scorer in the women's competition with a total of eleven goals, all from penalty corners. She also set the record for most number of goals in a single edition of the Olympic Games and the most penalty corner goals in a single edition of the Olympic Games. (worldhockey.org, 10 Aug 2009)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008


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