| Biographies Athletes |
Marilyn Agliotti
NED
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| Date of birth | 23 Jun 1979 |
| Place of birth | Boksburg, SAF |
| Gender | Women |
| Height | 1.72 m |
| Weight | 61 kg |
| Champions Trophy Totals |
Goals |
Cards |
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| Goals | Field Goals | Penalty Corner Goals | Penalty Stroke Goals | Total Cards | Green | Yellow | Red |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Human Interest |
Further Personal Information | |
| Marital status | Married |
| Residence | Eindhoven, NED |
| Occupation | Student |
| Languages | Dutch, English |
| Higher education | Philosophy - Utrecht University: Utrecht, NED |
Sport Specific Information | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She started playing at age 11 at the Fish Hoek Middle School in Cape Town, South Africa. |
| Why this sport? | Aside from netball, it was the only girl's team sport at school in winter. |
| Club / Team | MHC Oranje Zwart: Eindhoven, NED |
| Name of coach | Ageeth Boomgaardt [club], Max Caldas [national] |
| Training Regime | Three times a week training, three times a week fitness, and matches on Sunday |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Forward |
| Handedness | Left |
| Footedness | Right |
International / National Debut | |
| Year | 1998 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Opponent | Germany |
| Tournament | Three Nations Tournament |
| Location | Durban |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Aggs (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009) |
| Hobbies | Snowboarding, reading, listening to music and collecting quotes. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009) |
| Most influential person in career | Hockey coach Boudewijn Castelijn. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009) |
| Hero / Idol | US basketballer Michael Jordan. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Be the architect of things impossible." (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009) "Your challenge is knowing how far your body will take you." (Athlete, 25 Jun 2011) |
| Awards and honours | She was named in the 2007 FIH All Star team and also nominated for the 2007 FIH World Player of the Year award. (FIH, 23 Aug 2010) She was named player of the tournament at the 2007 EuroNations Championships in Manchester, England. (eurohockeymanchester2007.com, 23 Feb 2010) She was named 1998 South African Junior Sportswoman of the Year. (Athlete, 24 Mar 2000) |
| Other information | FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO THE NETHERLANDS She made her international debut for South Africa in 1998 and also represented South Africa at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. After moving to the Netherlands in 2003, she was granted Dutch citizenship in 2006. She made her debut for the Netherlands in June 2007. (worldhockeychampionsmen.com, 02 Jun 2008) |
| Competition Highlights (historical) |
| Olympic Games | ||
| Rank | Year | Venue |
| 1 | 2008 | Beijing, CHN |
| 10 | 2000 | Sydney, AUS |
| World Cup | ||
| Rank | Year | Venue |
| 2 | 2010 | Argentina |
| 7 | 1998 | Netherlands |
| EuroHockey Nations Championships | ||
| Rank | Year | Venue |
| 1 | 2011 | Germany |
| 1 | 2009 | Netherlands |
| 2 | 2007 | England |
| Champions Trophy | ||
| Rank | Year | Venue |
| 1 | 2011 | Netherlands |
| 2 | 2010 | England |
| 3 | 2009 | Australia |
| 3 | 2008 | Germany |
| 5 | 2000 | Netherlands |