Naomi van As

{{short description|Dutch former field hockey player}}

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

{{Infobox field hockey player

|name=Naomi van As

|image=Naomi van As.jpg

|caption=

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1983|7|26|df=y}}

|birth_place=The Hague, Netherlands

|height=1.79 m

|weight=63 kg

|position=Midfield/Forward

|clubs1=HDM
HCKZ
MHC Laren

|years1=1999–2001
2001–2002
2002–

|caps(goals)1=

|nationalteam1=Netherlands

|nationalyears1=2003–2016

|nationalcaps(goals)1=168 (35)

|medaltemplates=

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2008 Beijing|Team}}

{{Medal|Gold|2012 London|Team}}

{{Medal|Silver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Cup}}

{{Medal|Gold|2006 Madrid|}}

{{Medal|Gold|2014 The Hague|}}

{{Medal|Silver|2010 Rosario|}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Championship}}

{{Medal|Gold|2005 Dublin|}}

{{Medal|Gold|2009 Amstelveen|}}

{{Medal|Gold|2011 Gladbach|}}

{{Medal|Silver|2007 Manchester|}}

{{Medal|Silver|2015 London|}}

{{Medal|Competition|Champions Trophy}}

{{Medal|Gold|2004 Rosario|}}

{{Medal|Gold|2005 Canberra|}}

{{Medal|Gold|2007 Quilmes|}}

{{Medal|Silver|2010 Nottingham|}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2006 Amstelveen|}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2008 Mönchengladbach|}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2009 Sydney|}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2012 Rosario|}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2014 Mendoza|}}

}}

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Naomi van As (born 26 July 1983) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward/midfield for a 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.{{cite web |date=2024-09-30 |title=Dutch on top of the world |url=http://www.fih.ch/en/news-853-dutch-on-top-of-the-world |access-date=2012-10-30}}{{cite web |date=2007-01-22 |title=Netherlands claim 2007 BDO Champions Trophy title |url=http://www.fih.ch/en/news-951-netherlands-claim-2007-bdo-champions-trophy |access-date=2024-09-30 |newspaper=FIH}} 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235245/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/naomi-van-as-1.html Olympic results] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was again part of the Dutch team that won gold. She finished her international sportive 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{{Cite web |date=2009-12-06 |title=WorldHockey Players of the Year announced |url=https://www.fih.ch/news/worldhockey-players-of-the-year-announced/ |access-date=2022-02-07 |website=International Hockey Federation (FIH)}} and 2016.{{Cite web |title=Winners |url=https://www.fih.ch/events/hockey-stars-awards/hockey-stars-2016/hockey-stars/winners/ |access-date=2022-02-07 |website=International Hockey Federation (FIH)}}

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.[https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/89683/amsterdamse-hockeysters-geridderd Amsterdamse Hockeysters geridderd] - website of NH Nieuws

Since 2007, Van As has been in a long-term relationship with longtrack skater Sven Kramer, and they have a daughter (born in 2018)[https://www.firstorderhistorians.com/2018/04/29/naomi-van-as-and-sven-kramer-expect-first-baby Naomi van As and Sven Kramer expect first baby] and a son (born in 2022).[https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/entertainment/artikel/5326627/zoon-sven-kramer-en-naomi-van-geboren Sven Kramer en Naomi van As voor de tweede keer ouders geworden] - website of the Dutch television news service RTL Nieuws