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ilse suzanne van der meijden baarn , netherlands lightsteelblue 22 october 1988 ilse_van_der_meijden-cropped . jpg ilse van der meijden
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ilse van der meijden

ilse suzanne van der meijden -lrb- born 22 october 1988 in baarn -rrb- is a water polo player of the netherlands who represents the dutch national team in international competitions .
van der meijden was part of the team that became fifth at the 2006 fina women 's water polo world league in cosenza .
with her in the team they also became fifth at the 2006 women 's european water polo championship in belgrade , 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 malaga and they qualified for the 2008 summer olympics in beijing .
there they ended up winning the gold medal on 21 august , beating the united states 9-8 in the final .
