Margot van Geffen

{{short description|Dutch field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{family name hatnote|van Geffen|Geffen|lang=Dutch}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Margot van Geffen

| image = Margot van Geffen 2015.jpg

| caption = Van Geffen at the 2015 EuroHockey

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|11|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tilburg, Netherlands

| height = 1.71 m

| weight = 63 kg[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/margot-van-geffen Margot van Geffen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826121054/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/margot-van-geffen |date=26 August 2016 }}. rio2016.com

| position = Defender[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=van-geffen-margot-1195345/index.html Margot van Geffen]. nbcolympics.com

| currentclub = HC 's-Hertogenbosch

| nationalyears1 = 2011–

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps1 = 168

| nationalgoals1 = 12

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|the {{NED}}}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalGold|2012 London|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Tokyo|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2014 The Hague|}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen|}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championship}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Amstelveen|}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Antwerp|}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Amstelveen|}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Mönchengladbach|}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 London|}}

{{MedalBronze|2013 Boom|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Changzhou|}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 Rosario|}}

{{MedalBronze|2014 Mendoza|}}

}}

Margot van Geffen (born 23 November 1989) is a Dutch field hockey player.

She took up field hockey aged six and became a member of the Dutch national team in 2011. She won the 2014 World Cup and a gold and a silver medal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, respectively.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/margot-van-geffen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235934/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/margot-van-geffen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Margot van Geffen Bio, Stats, and Results |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=9 November 2018}} After the 2012 Olympics she was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130501234537/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/van-geffen-margot-1104876/ Margot van Geffen]. london2012.com

Van Geffen was not chosen for the Dutch team for the 2024 Summer Olympics. This marked the end of her international career, during which she became number three in the Dutch all-time rankings with 265 international hockey matches played.{{cite news |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2024/04/02/netherlands-women-axe-drummond-de-goede-and-van-geffen-from-paris-olympic-build-up|title=Netherlands women axe Drummond-De Goede and Van Geffen from Paris Olympic build-up |work=thehockeypaper.co.uk |date=2 April 2024 |access-date=3 July 2024}}