Sylvia Karres
Personal information
Born (1976-11-08) 8 November 1976
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam competition
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2005 CanberraTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2003 SydneyTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2006 AmstelveenTeam competition

Sylvia Jeanne Alice Karres (born 8 November 1976 in Leiderdorp) is a retired Dutch field hockey player who played as an attacker for Dutch club Amsterdam. She also played for the Netherlands national team.

Karres was a member of the Dutch squad that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She was also part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup, where she was the top goal scorer of the tournament with 6 goals.


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