Cees Jan Diepeveen
Encyclopedia
Cees Jan Diepeveen is a former field hockey
player from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics: in Los Angeles (1984), in Seoul (1988) and finally in Barcelona (1992). In 1988 he won the bronze medal in South Korea
, after defeating Australia
(2-1) in the Bronze Medal Game.
The defender and midfielder earned a total number of 286 caps, scoring sixteen goals, in the years 1978-1992. Diepeveen was surpassed as a record holder in 1998 by Jacques Brinkman
. He retired from international competition after finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona, Spain. Later on he was the head coach for a short period of time of the women's team from HC Bloemendaal
, the club he himself used to play.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics: in Los Angeles (1984), in Seoul (1988) and finally in Barcelona (1992). In 1988 he won the bronze medal in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, after defeating Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(2-1) in the Bronze Medal Game.
The defender and midfielder earned a total number of 286 caps, scoring sixteen goals, in the years 1978-1992. Diepeveen was surpassed as a record holder in 1998 by Jacques Brinkman
Jacques Brinkman
Jacques Brinkman 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...
. He retired from international competition after finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona, Spain. Later on he was the head coach for a short period of time of the women's team from HC Bloemendaal
HC Bloemendaal
Hockey Club Bloemendaal is a Dutch field hockey club, which was established on April 16, 1895, and is therefore one of the oldest field hockey clubs in the Netherlands...
, the club he himself used to play.