Stella de Heij

{{short description|Dutch field hockey player}}

{{family name hatnote|de Heij|Heij|lang=Dutch}}

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|birth_date={{birth-date and age|17 January 1968}}

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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Women's Field Hockey}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1996 Atlanta|Team Competition}}

{{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}}

{{MedalBronze| 1997 Berlin | Team Competition}}

{{MedalCompetition|Euro Nations Cup}}

{{MedalGold| 1995 Amstelveen | Team Competition}}

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Stella de Heij (born 17 January 1968 in Driehuis) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played eighteen international matches for her national team.

De Heij was a member of the Dutch Women's Team that, under the guidance of coach and former international Tom van 't Hek, won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, after defeating Great Britain on penalty strokes in the bronze medal game. In Atlanta, Georgia she was the stand-in for first choice goalie Jacqueline Toxopeus.

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