Marieke van Doorn

Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey player and coach

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Born: June 15, 1960
Age in 2026: 66
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1960

About Marieke van Doorn

Marieke Birgitta van Doorn (born 15 June 1960 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch field hockey midfielder, who was a member of the National Women's Team that won the golden medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Four years later in Seoul she captured the bronze medal with the Dutch national side. From 1982 to 1988 she played a total number of 100 international matches for Holland, in which she scored 29 goals. She retired after the 1988 Summer Olympics and was in charge as a hockey coach in the 1990s at her former club HGC.

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The world when Marieke van Doorn was born

Marieke van Doorn was born in 1960. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1960

#1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
Top movieThe Apartment
Top TV showGunsmoke
Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
Notable inventionLaser
World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marieke van Doorn's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1960	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$12,700	$435,000
Average income	$7,400	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.00	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.69	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.04	$0.73
Population	180.7M	341 million

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