Robert van der Horst

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Medal record
Robert van der Horst
Men's Field Hockey
Competitor for the  Netherlands
European Championship
Gold	2007 Manchester	Team
Silver	2005 Leipzig	Team
Champions Trophy
Gold	2006 Terrassa	Team
Silver	2004 Lahore	Team
Silver	2005 Chennai	Team
Bronze	2007 Kuala Lumpur	Team

Robert van der Horst (born October 17, 1984) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national squad at the 2005 European Nations Cup in Leipzig and with their next attempt, gold in euro nations in Manchester. The midfielder/defender made his debut on December 4, 2004 at the Champions Trophy-match against New Zealand: 5-2.

He plays for Oranje Zwart in the Dutch League (Hoofdklasse), and won the title in the spring of 2005. Van der Horst was the captain of the Under 21 Team, that finished fifth at the Junior Hockey World Cup in Rotterdam (2005). On December 17, 2005 he was voted WorldHockey Young Player of the Year by his colleague's during the Champions Trophy in Chennai, India.

Awards
Preceded by Santi Freixa	WorldHockey Young Player of the Year 2005	Succeeded by Christopher Zeller