Sylvia Karres

Sylvia Karres
Personal information
Born (1976-11-08) 8 November 1976 (age 48)
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team competition
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2005 Canberra Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Sydney Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Amstelveen Team competition

Sylvia Jeanne Alice Karres (born 8 November 1976 in Leiderdorp) is a retired Dutch field hockey player who played as an attacker for Dutch club Amsterdam and the Netherlands national team.

Karres was a member of the Dutch squad that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] She was also part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup,[2] where she was the top goal scorer of the tournament with 6 goals.

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Sylvia Karres". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  2. ^ Limited, Alamy. "Dutch player Sylvia Karres celebrates after score against Australia during the Women's Hockey World Cup final match against Australia in Madrid, Sunday Oct. 8, 2006. Netherlands beat Australia 3-1 and won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13. {cite web}: |last= has generic name (help)