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Sander de Wijn

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Sander de Wijn
Personal information
Full nameSander Sebastian
Robert Jan de Wijn
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 36)
Boxmeer, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefender
Youth career
Years Team
1998–2008 Union
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2008–2026 Kampong - -
2018UniKL - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2011–2021 Netherlands 161 (8)
2022–2024 Netherlands hockey5s 13 (19)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Men's field hockey
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 The Hague
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 London
Gold medal – first place 2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2021 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place 2011 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2012 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Auckland
Hockey World League
Gold medal – first place 2012–13 New Delhi Team
Men's hockey5s
Hockey5s World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Muscat
EuroHockey5s Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Walcz

Sander Sebastiaan Robert Jan de Wijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɑndər ˈʋɛin]; born 2 May 1990) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a defender for Kampong and the Dutch national team.

Career

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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament winning a silver medal.[1] He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the Netherlands lost the bronze-medal match to Germany in the field hockey tournament.[2] In March 2026, he announced his retirement from playing hockey.[3] In his final season, he won his second Men's Euro Hockey League with Kampong, scoring two goals in the competition.[4]

Honours

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Club

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Kampong
UniKL

International

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Netherlands
Netherlands hockey5s

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Hockey: Netherlands". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sander de Wijn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Kampong-icoon De Wijn kondigt afscheid van tophockey aan". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  4. ^ a b van Nugteren, Marco (7 April 2026). "Droomafscheid voor Sander de Wijn: 'Dit raakt me enorm'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  5. ^ "Gouden Stick voor Sander de Wijn". rtvutrecht.nl (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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