Ilse van der Meijden

Ilse van der Meijden

Personal information
Full name	Ilse Suzanne van der Meijden
Born	22 October 1988 (age 27) Baarn, Netherlands
Medal record Women's water polo Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team competition European Championships 2010 Zagreb Team competition

Ilse Suzanne van der Meijden (born 22 October 1988 in Baarn) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.^[1]

Van der Meijden^[2] was part of the team that became fifth at the 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League in Cosenza. With her in the team they also became fifth at the 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Belgrade, followed by the 9th spot at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne. The Dutch team finished in fifth place at the 2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Malaga and they qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[1] There they ended up winning the gold medal on 21 August, beating the United States 9-8 in the final.

References

1. Athlete biography: Ilse van der Meijden, beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008.
2. personal web page in Dutch