The Netherlands competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Dutch athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since its official debut in 1908. Netherlands, however, boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Netherlands National Olympic Committee sent a total of 210 athletes to the Games, 134 men and 76 women, to compete in 21 sports. Baseball, field hockey, and men's volleyball were the only team-based sports in which the Netherlands had its representation at these Games. There was only a single competitor in women's fencing.
Robert Adriaan van der Horst is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a defender and currently the assistant coach of the first men's team of Oranje-Rood.
Matías Enrique Paredes is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Ducilo and the Argentine national team.
Twelve national teams competed in the men's Olympic field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Sixteen players were officially enrolled in each squad.
Sander Petrus Henricus van der Weide is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the golden medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Graham John Reid is a former Australian field hockey player who played as a defender and midfielder for the Australian national team. He managed the Indian men's national team that won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The Pakistan national field hockey team represents Pakistan in international field hockey. Having played its first match in 1948, it is administered by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), the governing body for hockey in Pakistan. It has been a member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) since 1948 and was founding member of the Asian Hockey Federation (ASHF), which was formed in 1958. Pakistan is one of the most successful national field hockey teams in the world with a record four Hockey World Cup wins.
Alyson Regina Annan is an Australian field hockey coach and retired field hockey player, who earned a total number of 228 international caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored 166 goals. Since 2022, she is also the current head coach of the China women's national field hockey team.
The Netherlands national men's field hockey team represents the Netherlands in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This was announced in an official statement on the NOC*NSF website. In the statement they named the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games as a highlight in sports to which a lot of sportspeople, coaches and the Dutch sports fans would look forward. The Netherlands aimed for a top 10 nations ranking in the Olympics as well as a top 25 ranking in the Paralympics; they ended up ranking 12th at the Games.
Twelve national teams competed in the Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Sixteen players were officially enrolled in each squad. Two reserve players could also be nominated to be available should a player enrolled in the official squad become injured during the tournament. Official squad lists were released by the FIH on 24 July 2008.
Jacob "Jaap" Stockmann is a retired Dutch field hockey player, who played as a goalkeeper for the Dutch national team. Stockmann was announced FIH Best Goalkeeper of the World in 2014.
Jahangir Butt was a Pakistani field hockey player. He was born in Gujranwala, Punjab, British India. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Greg Nicol is a South African former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. On 23 December 2021 he was announced as the new head coach of the New Zealand men's national team.Greg Nicol served as assistant coach, in various forms, since 2006 for the Vantage Black Sticks Men’s (VBS) at the Beijing Olympics, and then at the Rio Olympics in 2016. He was also an assistant coach for the VBS Women at the London Olympics in 2012. In 2017 Nicol took on the challenge of a newly created role as the Athlete Pathway Manager. In this role he was successful in laying the foundations for a national talent development system for hockey in New Zealand for which HNZ are now reaping the benefits. Nicol left this position to pursue other opportunities in 2019.
Timothy James Drummond, also known as Tim Drummond, is a South African field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club HDM and the South African national team.
Sander Sebastiaan Robert Jan de Wijn is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Kampong and the Dutch national team.
Billy Pierre Bakker is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Netherlands national team.
This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship tournament held in Amstelveen, Netherlands between 4 and 12 June 2021. The eight national teams were required to register a playing squad of 18 players and two reserves.
The 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup was an international field hockey tournament held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India from 13 to 29 January 2023. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of up to 18 players.
The 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship is an international field hockey tournament held in Mönchengladbach, Germany from 19 to 27 August 2023. The eight national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a playing squad of up to 18 players.
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