Hidde Kruize
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Field Hockey | |||
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| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Team Competition | |
Jan Hidde Kruize (born September 30, 1961 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics: in Los Angeles (1984) and in Seoul (1988). He ended up in sixth place in California with the Dutch National Men's Team, and won the bronze medal in South Korea, after defeating Australia (2-1) in the Bronze Medal Game.
Just like his brothers Ties and Hans, and his father Roepie, the youngest Kruize played club hockey for HC Klein Zwitserland from The Hague. The striker earned a total number of 95 caps, scoring 31 goals, in the years 1982-1990.
