Ellen Hoog

About

Celebrated women's field hockey player who took home gold medals representing Netherlands at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. She has also been a member of Dutch teams like the Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club.

Before Fame

She was born in Bloemendaal and began playing for Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club in 2002.

Trivia

She scored the winning shot in the semi-finals at the 2012 Olympics against New Zealand.

Family Life

Her father died in 2005, one week after she won the European Championship.

Associated With

She and Maartje Paumen are both highly-decorated Dutch women's field hockey players.