Yasemin Smit
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| Born | 21 November 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miloushka Yasemin Smit (born 21 November 1984 in Amsterdam) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represented the Dutch national team in international competitions.[1]
Smit was part of the team that became 10th at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. At the 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League in Cosenza and the 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Belgrade they finished in fifth place, followed by the 9th spot at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne. The Dutch team finished in fifth place at the 2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Málaga. In Kirishi they qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1] There they ended up winning the gold medal on 21 August, beating the United States 9-8 in the final.
She has played for the Greek giants Olympiacos, winning the Greek Championship in 2009.[2] In 2017, she plays again for this team.
She was the captain of the Dutch team winning the 2008 Summer Olympics, the silver medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships,[3] 2014 European Championship and 2016 European Championship and de bronze medal at the 2010 European Championship.
See also[]
- Netherlands women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References[]
- ^ a b Athlete biography: Yasemin Smit, beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008.
- ^ "Champion Olympiacos" (in Greek). avgi.gr.
- ^ "BCN 2015 Netherlands Women's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
External links[]
- Yasemin Smit at Olympics.com
- Yasemin Smit at Olympedia
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- 1984 births
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- Water polo players from Amsterdam
- Dutch female water polo players
- Water polo centre backs
- Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands in water polo
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team players
- Dutch expatriates in Greece
- Dutch Olympic medalist stubs
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