Ellen Hoog

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Ellen Hoog

| image = European Cup Winners' Cup 2009 (3469464424).jpg

| caption = Hoog in 2009

| full_name = Ellen Martijn Hoog

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|3|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bloemendaal, Netherlands

| height = 1.64 m{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ellen-hoog |title=Ellen Hoog |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922211000/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ellen-hoog |archive-date=22 September 2016 }}

| weight = 54 kg

| position = Midfield

| clubs1 = SCHC

| years1 = 2002–2007

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| clubs2 = AH&BC

| years2 = 2007–2017

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| nationalteam1 = Netherlands

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2016

| nationalcaps(goals)1 = 232 (60)

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country|the {{NED}}}}

}}

Ellen Marijn Hoog ({{IPA|nl|ˈɛlə(n) ˈɦoːx}}; born 26 March 1986){{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/4/218104.shtml |title=Hoog Ellen |website=Beijing2008.cn |publisher=Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games |access-date=2008-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901165557/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/4/218104.shtml |archive-date=2008-09-01}} is a former Dutch field hockey player, who is regarded as one of the best Dutch hockey players of her generation.

Field hockey career

Ellen began playing field hockey at the age of seven and in 2002, aged 16 she was selected to play her first senior game for Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club in Bilthoven and made her debut for the Netherlands women's national field hockey team at age 17 in 2004{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/sport/algemeen/artikel/408526/na-232-interlands-en-60-doelpunten-stopt-hockeyster-ellen-hoog-als|title = Na 232 interlands en 60 doelpunten stopt hockeyster Ellen Hoog als international|date = 23 September 2016}} and has played in 232 matches, scoring 60 goals. She won Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012 and a silver medal in 2016.{{cite sports-reference |title=Ellen Hoog |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/ellen-hoog-1.html |access-date=2016-02-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055147/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/ellen-hoog-1.html |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}

In August 2005, she became the European champion in Dublin. In December of the same year she won the Champions Trophy in Canberra with the Dutch national women's team. She was a part of the Dutch squads which won the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup and the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup. She was also named as the best player of the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup.

In 2012, Hoog became the first player to decide a major championship match with a penalty shootout, taking the winning shot in the 2012 Summer Olympics semi-final against New Zealand. She repeated this feat in 2016 when she took the winning shot in the 2016 Summer Olympics semi against Germany.

She retired from international duty in 2016. She then later retired from hockey at her club Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club in May 2017.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

Style of play

Ellen Hoog is a specialist when it comes to reverse shooting. She is precise and strong when it comes to the forehand shot, she uses this skill to execute the penalty corners.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ahockeyworld.net/4-reasons-that-prove-that-ellen-hoog-is-amazing-2/|title = 4 Reasons That Prove That Ellen Hoog is Amazing|date = 29 September 2015}} Her offensive speed and ability to change directions so quickly, made her one of the most dangerous midfielders in the world.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ahockeyworld.net/ellen-hoog-truly-plays-on-a-different-speed/|title = Ellen Hoog truly plays on a different speed|date = 4 February 2016}}

Personal life

In August 2015, her book In perfecte conditie (In perfect condition) was published.

Ellen Hoog married her long-term boyfriend in June 2017, after ending her career as a professional. She gave birth to her daughter in February 2019.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

Honours

Netherlands women's national field hockey team

Olympic Gold Medal: 2008, 2012
Women's Hockey World Cup: 2006, 2014
Hockey Champions Trophy: 2004, 2005
Women's EuroHockey Championship: 2005, 2009, 2011
Women's FIH Hockey World League: 2012–13

AH&BC

Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey: 2008–09, 2012–13

=Individual=

Best player of the tournament: 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup
FIH Player of the Year: 2014

References

External links

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{{TeamNL|ellen-hoog|old_id=5558-ellen-hoog}}
{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807185955/http://www.ellenhoog.com/ |date=7 August 2018 |title=Official website}} {{in lang|nl}}

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Category:1986 births

Category:Living people

Category:Dutch female field hockey players

Category:Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Category:Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands