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{{short description|Dutch field hockey player}}
{{Expand Dutch|topic=bio|date=March 2020}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox field hockey player	
|name=Lidewij Welten	
|image=CT 2016- Australia v Netherlands (27848467466).jpg
|birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|7|16}}
|birth_place=[[Eindhoven]], [[Netherlands]]
|height=1.69 m
|weight=64 kg
|position=Forward
|currentclub=[[HC 's-Hertogenbosch]]
|years1=2005-
|clubs1=[[HC 's-Hertogenbosch]]
|nationalyears1=2008–2024
|nationalteam1=[[Netherlands women's national field hockey team|Netherlands]]
|nationalcaps1=187
|nationalgoals1=71
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalOlympic}}	
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Women's Hockey World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 Women's Hockey World Cup|2014 The Hague]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 Women's Hockey World Cup|2018 London]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup|2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 Women's Hockey World Cup|2010 Rosario]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroHockey Nations Championship|European Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2009 Amstelveen]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2011 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2011 Gladbach]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2017 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2017 Amstelveen]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2019 Antwerp]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2015 London]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2011 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy|2011 Amsterdam]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy|2010 Nottingham]]|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2009 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy|2009 Sydney]]|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2012 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy|2012 Rosario]]|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy|2014 Mendoza]]|}}
}}

'''Lidewij Welten''' (born 16 July 1990) is a Dutch [[field hockey]] player.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/218120.shtml |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901031000/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/218120.shtml |archivedate=1 September 2008 |url-status=dead |title=Athlete biography: Lidewij Welten |website=[[Beijing2008.cn]] |accessdate=15 August 2008}}</ref>

Welten was a part of the [[Netherlands women's national field hockey team|Dutch national team]] in the youth and is seen as one of the most promising talents in the world. National coach [[Marc Lammers]] selected her for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], which was her first larger international tournament in which she participated.<ref name="bio"/>

At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]] she won an Olympic gold medal with the [[Netherlands women's national field hockey team|Dutch]] national team beating China in the final 2–0.  She won a second gold medal at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].  At the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics]], she was part of the Dutch team that won silver.<ref>{{Cite Sports-Reference |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/lidewij-welten-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235324/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/lidewij-welten-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Lidewij Welten |access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>

At the [[2018 Women's Hockey World Cup]] in London, she won the gold medal with the Dutch team beating Ireland in the final 6–0 where she scored one of the goals. She was named player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fih.altiusrt.com/competitions/869/reports/teams |title=Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details Germany |publisher=FIH |page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Award winners: Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup London 2018 |url=http://www.fih.ch/events/world-cup/world-cup-2018/hockey-world-cup-london-2018-w/news/latest-news/award-winners-vitality-hockey-womens-world-cup-london-2018/ |publisher=FIH |accessdate=5 August 2018 |date=5 August 2018}}</ref>

On January 27, 2024, she [https://www.hockeywrldnws.com/netherlands-paul-van-ass-asked-whether-welten-wanted-to-make-the-decision-herself/ announced via Instagram] she was let go from the Dutch national team  

==International goals==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 22 August 2009 || rowspan=2| [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands || {{fhw|AZE}} || align=center|'''8'''–0 || align=center| 10–0 || rowspan=2| [[2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship]]
|-
| 2. || 29 August 2009 || {{fhw|GER}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 3–2
|-
| 3. || 27 August 2011 || [[Mönchengladbach]], Germany || {{fhw|GER}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || [[2011 Women's EuroHockey Championship]]
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{sports links|properties=-P9822}}
* {{TeamNL|lidewij-welten|old_id=5709-lidewij-welten}}

{{Netherlands FHW Squad 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{Netherlands FHW Squad 2010 World Cup}}
{{Netherlands FHW Squad 2012 Champions Trophy}}
{{Netherlands FHW Squad 2012 Summer Olympics}}
{{Netherlands FHW Squad 2014 World Cup}}
{{Netherlands FHW Squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{Netherlands FHW Squad 2018 World Cup}}
{{Netherlands FHW Squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{Netherlands FHW Squad 2022 World Cup}}

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[[Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Field hockey players from Eindhoven]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands]]
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[[Category:HC Den Bosch players]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
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