Floris Jan Bovelander
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Competitor for  Netherlands |
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| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Team Competition | |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition | |
Floris Jan Bovelander (born January 19, 1966 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland) is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch national squad that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Six years earlier, at the Hockey World Cup in Lahore where he scored nine times, the defender won the world title with the Holland side at the expense of host nation Pakistan.
Bovelander played 241 international matches for The Netherlands, scored a total number of 216 goals and participated in three Olympics. He made his debut on October 2, 1985 in a friendly match against New Zealand. He was famous for his devastating penalty corners, and was nicknamed Flop, Floppie and Boem Boem Bovelander. Bovelander retired after the Atlanta Games. All throughout his career he played for the Dutch club Bloemendaal, with whom he won the Dutch title six times.
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Dutch Men's Field Hockey Team - 1988 Olympic Games | |
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Marc Benninga | Floris Jan Bovelander | Jacques Brinkman | Maurits Crucq | Marc Delissen | Cees Jan Diepeveen | Patrick Faber | Taco van den Honert | Ronald Jansen | René Klaassen | Hendrik Jan Kooijman | Hidde Kruize | Frank Leistra | Erik Parlevliet | Gert Jan Schlatmann | Tim Steens | Head Coach: Hans Jorritsma |
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Dutch Field Hockey Team - 1996 Olympic Games | |
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Jacques Brinkman | Floris Jan Bovelander | Maurits Crucq | Marc Delissen | Jeroen Delmee | Taco van den Honert | Erik Jazet | Ronald Jansen | Leo Klein Gebbink | Bram Lomans | Teun de Nooijer | Wouter van Pelt | Stephan Veen | Guus Vogels | Tycho van Meer | Remco van Wijk | Head Coach: Roelant Oltmans |
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