Kyra Fortuin
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| Born | 15 May 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SCHC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kyra Fortuin (born 15 May 1997)[1] is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who plays as a forward.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Kyra Fortuin was born and raised in Maastricht, Netherlands.[2]
Career
[edit]Club hockey
[edit]In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, Fortuin plays club hockey for SCHC.[3]
Her club history includes representation for Oranje Zwart and HC Oranje-Rood.[2]
National teams
[edit]Under–21
[edit]In 2016, Fortuin appeared for the Netherlands U–21 on two occasions. Her first appearance was during a Four–Nations Tournament in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, and the second at the Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.[4] At the tournament, Fortuin scored two goals, and helped the team to a silver medal finish, losing in the final to Argentina.[5]
The following year in 2017, Fortuin won her first gold medal with the team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, Spain.[6]
Oranje Dames
[edit]In 2019, Fortuin made her debut for the Netherlands senior team during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League.[4][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Kyra Fortuin". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "FORTUIN Kyra". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- 1 2 "FORTUIN Kyra". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "After finishing second in 2009, Argentina wins 2016 Women's Junior Hockey World Cup". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "NETHERLANDS HIT BELGIUM FOR SIX OF THE BEST TO RETAIN WOMEN'S EURO JUNIORS TITLE". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "FORTUIN Kyra". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
External links
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Women's field hockey forwards
- Field hockey players from Utrecht (city)
- Stichtsche Cricket en Hockey Club players
- Dutch women's field hockey players
- HC Oranje-Rood players
- Oranje Zwart players
- Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- 21st-century Dutch sportswomen
- Medalists at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Youth Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Dutch field hockey biography stubs