Nicole Koolen
Olympic field hockey player
Nicole ("Nicky") Simone Tellier-Koolen (born 1 December 1972 in Aldershot, Hampshire, United Kingdom) is a former field hockey midfield player from the Netherlands, who played a total number of 53 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored two goals. She made her debut on 1 February 1995 in a friendly against South Africa (0–3), and won the bronze medal with Holland at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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