Marijke Fleuren

Marijke Fleuren (née Marijke van Walsem) is the president of the European Hockey Federation (EHF) and International Hockey Federation (FIH) Executive Board member. She became Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 2014.[1]

Marijke Fleuren
NationalityNetherlands
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
OccupationPresident of the European Hockey Federation
PredecessorMartin Gotheridge
HonoursKnight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

Before starting her work for the EHF, Fleuren was an active member of the Leidse and Oegstgeester Mixed Hockey Club.[2] She was also member of the board, and vice-president of the Dutch National Field Hockey organisation ('KNHB').[3] While at the KNHB she spearheaded the campaign 'Samen voor Sportiviteit en Respect', for which the organization won the European Fair Play Plaque of Merit and Diploma in 2009.[4] She was made an honorary member of the KNHB in 2002.[1] She has been the president of the EHF since August 2011,[5] and started a second term as president in 2015.[6][7]

Fleuren is a strong proponent of gender equality in sport, and is a member of the IOC Women in Sport Commission.[8][9] In November 2018 she received the FIH President's Award for her role in the advancement of hockey in Europe and gender equality in hockey.[10]

References
  1. "Koninklijke onderscheiding voor Marijke Fleuren". Sleutelstad.nl (in Dutch). 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  2. Pubble.nl. "Mooie lustrumweek honderdjarig LOHC | Oegstgeester Courant". OegstgeesterCourant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  3. "Leidsch Dagblad | 16 november 1994 | pagina 26". Historische Kranten, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  4. "NOC*NSF - We winnen veel met sport". www.nocnsf.nl. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  5. "Cookies op de Volkskrant". www.volkskrant.nl. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  6. "Marijke Fleuren herbenoemd tot voorzitter EHF". Hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  7. "Cookies op AD.nl | AD.nl". www.ad.nl. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  8. Mar, 8; Featured, 2018 | (2018-03-08). "Marijke Fleuren- EHF President and FIH Executive Board member- pushing for progress in equality". Home of The European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-12-12.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "Tayyab Ikram and Marijke Fleuren appointed to IOC commissions – Asian Hockey Federation". Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  10. "Hofman in FIH Atleten Commissie, awards voor Marijke Fleuren en KNHB". KNHB (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-12-12.


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