Madelon Beek

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Madelon Judith Beek (born 28 March 1970 in Bussum) is a Dutch former softball infielder. She played for the Netherlands national team and for HCAW, and was team captain. She started with Huizense Zuidvogels in the mid-1970s. With HCAW she became European Champion in 1988 and won the European Cup in 1994; the national team took second place at the 1992 ESF Championship. Beek played in the 1996 Olympics and at World Championships, including 1994. In December 1994 she was honored as the Netherlands’ player with the most home runs. After retiring, she coached the men’s top-division team BSV de Zuidvogels in Huizen. She also played with her sister Petra Beek on the national team and for HCAW. Off the field, she works as a civil servant in Almere as a social domain area specialist. She is married with two children.