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Minke Smeets

1979 - Today

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Minke Smeets (née Smabers; born 22 March 1979 in The Hague, South Holland) is a field hockey midfielder from the Netherlands. Her current team is Laren. She was part of the team that won the 2007 Champions Trophy. During the Champions Trophy she became the all-time record holder in caps for the national team, wearing the orange jersey for the 235th time in her career in the final, breaking Mijntje Donners' record. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Minke Smeets is the 5,923rd most popular athlete (down from 4,613th in 2024), the 1,621st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,482nd in 2019) and the 95th most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Minke Smeets ranks 5,923 out of 6,025. Before her are Caroline Lind, Taner Sağır, Wang Yihan, Sofía Mulánovich, Sergiu Toma, and Dean Ward. After her are Rachael Taylor, Nicola Thost, Jana Daubnerová, Ivona Dadic, Lin Yue, and Lupita González.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Minke Smeets ranks 1,354. Before her are Seiji Koga, Markus Katzer, Eric Bauza, Alyona Sidko, Noé Hernández, and Yōsuke Ikehata. After her are Daniel Bedingfield, Michael Graziadei, Artavazd Karamyan, David Dunn, Norbert Madaras, and Jens Filbrich.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Minke Smeets ranks 1,622 out of 1,646. Before her are Bas Roorda (1973), Marko Vejinović (1990), Tyronne Ebuehi (1995), Erwin Mulder (1989), Elena Osipova (null), and Bram de Groot (1974). After her are Taco van der Hoorn (1993), Laurien van der Graaff (1987), Nick Marsman (1990), Sarah Siegelaar (1981), Arnold Kruiswijk (1984), and Steve Wijler (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Minke Smeets ranks 98. Before her are Marit Bouwmeester (1988), Minke Booij (1977), Annemiek de Haan (1981), Ellen Hoog (1986), Nicole Beukers (1990), Luis Vega (null), Naomi van As (1983), Lisanne de Roever (1979), and Elena Osipova (null). After her are Sarah Siegelaar (1981), Steve Wijler (1996), and Roline Repelaer van Driel (1984).

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