Stephan Veen
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| Medal record | |||
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Competitor for  Netherlands |
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| Men's Field Hockey | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Team | |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Team | |
| Champions Trophy | |||
| Bronze | 1999 Brisbane | Team | |
| Gold | 2000 Amstelveen | Team | |
Stephan Patrick Veen (born July 27, 1970 in Groningen) is a retired field hockey forward and midfielder from The Netherlands, who twice became olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000.
Veen made his debut for the Dutch on January 14, 1989 against Malaysia, and played his last match for the national side in the Olympic final in Sydney. There he scored three goals and converted the decisive penalty stroke against South Korea. Veen is married to a former field hockey international, Suzan van der Wielen.
Twice (1998 and 2000) Veen was named World Hockey Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). His father Sietze is a former football (soccer) player, who's the chairman of soccer club De Graafschap from Doetinchem, since 2004.
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| Preceded by None |
WorldHockey Player of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by Jay Stacy |
| Preceded by Jay Stacy |
WorldHockey Player of the Year 2000 |
Succeeded by Florian Kunz |
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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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