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Carina Benninga

1962 - Today

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Carina Marguerite Benninga (born 18 August 1962 in Leiden) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 158 international matches for The Netherlands hockey team, in which she scored 25 goals. She was part of the gold medal winning team at the 1984 Summer Olympics and also won a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Other highlights of her career include gold medals at the EuroHockey Nations Championship and Champions Trophy in 1987, as well as a gold at the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup and the 1990 Women's Hockey World Cup. Next to her sports career, Carina Benninga studied law; in 1987 she got her Masters’degree. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Carina Benninga is the 290th most popular hockey player, the 1,328th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 3rd most popular Dutch Hockey Player.

Carina Benninga, the Dutch field hockey player born in 1962, is most famous for being a member of the Netherlands national team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She is also recognized for her contributions to the sport at both the national and club levels throughout her career.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Carina Benninga ranks 290 out of 676Before her are Ronald Jansen, Tomas Holmström, Rod Brind'Amour, Viktor Kozlov, Jan Marek, and Alexander Galimov. After her are Jaroslav Špaček, Marek Malík, Roger Johansson, Kevin Fiala, Michal Handzuš, and Roman Josi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Carina Benninga ranks 1,002Before her are Russell Coutts, Miloš Rus, Christo van Rensburg, Edward Lucas, Otis Thorpe, and Gro Dahle. After her are John W. Raymond, Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad, Scotty Nguyen, Rachel Caine, Steve Reevis, and Luís dos Reis.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Carina Benninga ranks 1,329 out of 1,646Before her are Maarten Tjallingii (1977), Rogier Wassen (1976), Katja Schuurman (1975), Daniël de Ridder (1984), Justin Bijlow (1998), and Leandro Bacuna (1991). After her are Bob de Jong (1976), Kirsten Wild (1982), José Manuel Moreno (1969), Patrick Paauwe (1975), Waylon (1980), and Brennan Heart (1982).

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among hockey players born in Netherlands, Carina Benninga ranks 3Before her are Alette Pos (1962), and Ronald Jansen (1963). After her are Janneke Schopman (1977), and Stephan Veen (1970).