Teun de Nooijer

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Olympic medalist
Teun de Nooijer
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Team competition
Gold	2000 Sydney	Team competition
Silver	2004 Athens	Team competition

Teun Floris de Nooijer (born on March 22, 1976 in Egmond aan den Hoef, Noord-Holland) is a skilful field hockey player from The Netherlands, who twice became Olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000.

[edit] Life and work

He made his debut on June 4, 1994 in a friendly match against New Zealand. Since then the midfielder played over three hundred international matches for the Dutch.

De Nooijer played for Alkmaar before moving to HC Bloemendaal. After the 1998 Hockey World Cup he played for a couple of months in Germany, at Harvestehuder THC. In the final of the 1998 Hockey World Cup in Utrecht he scored the golden goal in the final against Spain. De Nooijer was named World Hockey Player of the Year in 2003, 2005 and 2006^[1] by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). De Nooijer created history when he won the award, which was presented by Jacques Rogge for a record third time. The only other man to have won the award more than once is de Nooijer’s former team mate Stephan Veen (1998, 2000).

Earlier in 2006, de Nooijer was the decisive factor in the Champions Trophy final as the Netherlands claimed a record-equalling eighth crown and de Nooijer's sixth. ^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ De Nooijer claims record third WorldHockey award, worldhockey.org, September 16, 2006
2. ^ De Nooijer claims record third WorldHockey award, worldhockey.org, September 16, 2006

[edit] External link

• Dutch Hockey Federation

Preceded by Michael Green (GER)	WorldHockey Player of the Year 2003	Succeeded by Jamie Dwyer (AUS)
Preceded by Jamie Dwyer (AUS)	WorldHockey Player of the Year 2005-2006	Succeeded by None