SNELDER Danick

22 May 1990
31
Female
1.78/5'10''
PIJNACKER
 
Netherlands

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
HBL Handball Women 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Yoyogi National Stadium
NED
Netherlands
32
JPN
Japan
21
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
KOR
Republic of Korea
36
NED
Netherlands
43
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
NED
Netherlands
37
ANG
Angola
28
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
NOR
Norway
29
NED
Netherlands
27
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
NED
Netherlands
30
MNE
Montenegro
29
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
FRA
France
32
NED
Netherlands
22
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
4Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2019Japan
2Women2015Denmark
3Women2017Germany
13Women2013Serbia
15Women2011Brazil

European Championship
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2016Sweden
6Women2020Denmark
:
Athlete
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Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
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Dutch
:
Emmanuel Mayonnade [national], FRA
:
Pivot (volkskrant.nl, 02 Dec 2019)
:
In October 2018 she suffered a herniated disc, which sidelined her for the 2018 European Championship in France. She underwent surgery in December and missed the first half of 2019. (haon.hu, 13 Dec 2018; fra2018.ehf-euro.com, 21 Nov 2018; dvhn.nl, 20 Nov 2018)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (welingelichtekringen.nl, 15 Dec 2019)
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Winning gold at the 2019 World Championship in Japan. (welingelichtekringen.nl, 15 Dec 2019)
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In 2019 she was presented with a medal of honour from the municipality of Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Netherlands. (telstar-online.nl, 22 Dec 2019)

General Interest

General
MOVE TO SIOFOK
Her contract with FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria ended at the conclusion of the 2019/20 season, after which she signed a contract to join Siofok KC for the 2020/21 season. (handball-planet.com, 03 Mar 2020)

INJURY PERSPECTIVE
She says that her rehabilitation from a herniated disc in 2019 gave her a new perspective on her sporting career. "I am now putting things into perspective much more than before the operation. I think more about what comes next. After my sporting career, I'll just want to play a game of tennis or be able to sit in the car for a few hours without any problems. Handball is great, but it cannot be at the expense of everything. There is also a life after handball, I have come to realise that much more in the last year." (teamnl.org, 06 Dec 2019)

IMPORTANT WIN
She says the Netherlands' victory at the 2019 World Championship in Japan was an important moment in the sport's development in the country. "When I got into the sport, it wasn't at all realistic to think our team could ever fight for a gold medal at a world event. The sport was not popular, the team either got to the world championships or not. I just wanted to be a good player and then we started getting to the big games. In the last six world tournaments, we finished in the top four, and we were close to success many times. At the moment of victory, I think lots of people felt that we had finally succeeded." (nemzetisport.hu, 29 Dec 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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