{{short description|Dutch water polo player (born 1986)}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = Mieke Cabout.JPG | caption = Cabout in 2012 | full_name = Frederike Jacobie Cabout | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|3|30}} | birth_place = Gouda, Netherlands | height = 182 cm | weight = 70 kg | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's water polo}} {{Medal|Country|the {{NED}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2008 Beijing|Team competition}} {{Medal|Competition|European Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze| 2010 Zagreb |Team competition }} }}
'''Frederike Jacobie "Mieke" Cabout''' (born 30 March 1986) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/218019.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901170050/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/218019.shtml |archive-date=1 September 2008 |title=Athlete biography: Mieke Cabout |website=beijing2008.cn |access-date=16 August 2008}}</ref>
Cabout was part of the team that finished 10th at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. At the 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League in Cosenza and the 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Belgrade they finished in fifth place, followed by the 9th spot at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne. They started a new campaign with a mix of experienced and talented players to work towards a new top team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The Dutch team finished in fifth place at the 2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Málaga and they qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.<ref name="bio"/> There they ended up winning the gold medal on 21 August, beating the United States 9-8 in the final.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref>
Her sisters Harriët Cabout and Jantien Cabout and her grandfather Joop Cabout also played water polo for the national team.
==See also== * Netherlands women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic champions in women's water polo * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{World Aquatics}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats|22810}}
{{Netherlands women's water polo squad 2007 World Aquatics Championships}} {{Netherlands women's water polo squad 2008 Summer Olympics}} {{Netherlands women's water polo squad 2009 World Aquatics Championships}} {{Netherlands women's water polo squad 2011 World Aquatics Championships}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabout, Mieke}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Gouda, South Holland Category:Water polo players from South Holland Category:Dutch female water polo players Category:Water polo drivers Category:Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands in water polo Category:European Water Polo Championship medalists Category:21st-century Dutch sportswomen
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