Naomi van As

Dutch former field hockey player

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Naomi van As (born 26 July 1983) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward/midfielder for the Dutch club MHC Laren.
She was a part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup as well as won the 2007 Champions Trophy.
In 2008, Van As became an Olympic gold medal winner with her national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, scoring the first goal in their 2–0 win over China.
She finished her international sporting career at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the by shoot-outs lost final against the team of Great Britain.
In 2012, Van As was made a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau after she and the fellow members of her hockey team won the women's field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Naomi van As (born 26 July 1983) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward/midfielder for the Dutch club MHC Laren.

She made her debut for the Netherlands national team on 20 June 2003 in a game against South Africa. She was a part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup as well as won the 2007 Champions Trophy. Her family lives in South Africa. In 2008, Van As became an Olympic gold medal winner with her national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, scoring the first goal in their 2–0 win over China. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was again part of the Dutch team that won gold. She finished her international sporting career at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the by shoot-outs lost final against the team of Great Britain. Van As was named FIH Player of the Year twice, both in 2009 and 2016.

In 2012, Van As was made a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau after she and the fellow members of her hockey team won the women's field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Since 2007, Van As has been in a long-term relationship with longtrack skater Sven Kramer, and they have a daughter (born in 2018) and a son (born in 2022).