 Complete the following phrase:  van den Berg was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1993 Womens European Water Polo Championship as well as the 1993 FINA Womens Water Polo World Cup. At the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome they won the silver medal and at the 1995 Womens European Water Polo Championship in Vienna they won the bronze medal. In Emmen they won the gold medal at the 1996 Womens 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 Womens Water Polo World Cup, bronze at the 1997 Womens European Water Polo Championship in Sevilla, silver at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, gold at the 1999 FINA Womens Water Polo World Cup in Winnipeg and silver at the 1999 Womens European Water Polo Championship in Prato. All these results made them one of the favourites for the first ever womens 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 Womens European Water Polo Championship in Budapest, the 9th place at the 2001 FINA Womens World Water Polo Championship in Fukuoka and the sixth place at the 