Gillian van den Berg

Who is Gillian van den Berg?

Gillian van den Berg is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

van den Berg was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1993 Women's European Water Polo Championship as well as the 1993 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup. At the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome they won the silver medal and at the 1995 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Vienna they won the bronze medal. In Emmen they won the gold medal at the 1996 Women's Water Polo Olympic Year Tournament as the sport was not yet recognized as an Olympic sport for women by the IOC. The Dutch stayed successful in the following years winning gold at the 1997 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup, bronze at the 1997 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Sevilla, silver at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, gold at the 1999 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup in Winnipeg and silver at the 1999 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Prato. All these results made them one of the favourites for the first ever women's Olympic tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney. In a disappointing event they eventually finished in fourth position in Australia, remaining medalless for the first time in history. It was the start of a less successful period for the Dutch team and they got the fifth place at the 2001 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Budapest, the 9th place at the 2001 FINA Women's World Water Polo Championship in Fukuoka and the sixth place at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.