Overview
Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel (born 16 April 1987) is a Dutch field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Netherlands women’s national field hockey team in the women’s event.Fox News notes her as one of ten LGBT Olympians to medal in London.
Private life
Carlien is lesbian and had a relationship with her national team-mate Maartje Paumen.