's-Hertogenbosch, French: Bois-le-Duc, ; German: Herzogenbusch, colloquially known as Den Bosch, is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest city by population. The city is south of the Maas river and near the Waal.
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.
Matthijs Christian Brouwer is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The striker made his debut on 2 June 2000 in a friendly match against Spain. He played for HC Den Bosch in the Dutch League (Hoofdklasse), but moved to Oranje Zwart in the summer of 2005. His cousin Ronald also is a member of the Netherlands hockey squad.
Geert-Jan Marie Derikx is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Piet-Hein Willem Geeris is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 194 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he scored 29 goals. The forward and midfielder made his debut for the Dutch on 5 May 1993 in a friendly match against Ireland. His last appearance in the Holland squad came just before the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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.
Lucas Martín Vila is an Argentine former field hockey player who played as a forward.
Johanna "Janneke" Dorotheo Maria Schopman is a former Dutch field hockey player who played as a defender for Dutch club HC Den Bosch and the Netherlands national team. She last served as the head coach of the Indian women's national field hockey team.
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.
Francisco "Quico" Cortés Juncosa is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Club Egara and the Spanish national team.
Austin Charles Smith is a South African field hockey player who plays as a defender for Dutch club HC Den Bosch and formerly the South African national team.
Rhett Halkett is a South African former field hockey player who is the assistant coach of the India national field hockey team.
Bob de Voogd is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Belgian club Braxgata.
Sébastien Dockier is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Pinoké.
Joaquín Menini is an Argentine-Spanish field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Rotterdam and the Spanish national team.
Dylan Wotherspoon is an Australian International Field Hockey player who plays for NMHC Nijmegen. His normal position is forward. He won a gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Loic Philippe Oscar Serge Van Doren is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Dragons and the Belgium national team.
Jelle Galema is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward for Oranje-Rood and the Dutch national team.
Alexander Stadler is a German field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Den Bosch and the German national team.
Koen Bijen is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Hoofdklasse club Den Bosch and the Dutch national team.
