Jacques Brinkman
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Medal record | |||
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Competitor for Netherlands | |||
Men's Field Hockey | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Team Competition | |
Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition | |
Gold | 2000 Sydney | Team Competition | |
Champions Trophy | |||
Bronze | 1999 Brisbane | Team Competition | |
Gold | 2000 Amstelveen | Team Competition |
Jacques Brinkman (born August 26, 1966 in Utrecht) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who twice won the golden medal with the national squad: at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There he played his last international tournament for the Dutch, after a career spanning more than thirteen years.
Brinkman made his debut on May 1, 1987 in a friendly match against West-Germany. As a midfielder, he played 337 international matches for Holland, in which he scored 84 goals, making him Holland's most capped player. Brinkman surpassed the previous record holder, Cees Jan Diepeveen, in 1998. He won the Hockey World Cup in 1990 and 1998, and also the annual Champions Trophy (1996, 1998 and 2000). In the Dutch League he played for Kampong, Amsterdam H&BC and Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club. Since the summer of 2003 he has been head coach with his former club from SCHC from Bilthoven.
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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 |
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 |