Det de Beus
Encyclopedia
Det de Beus was born Anna Maria Bernadette de Beus on February 18, 1958 in Utrecht
in the Netherlands
. She was the first goalkeeper in women's field hockey
to wear a mask.
A player from Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club
in Eindhoven, De Beus played in goal for the Netherlands
between 1978 and 1988. She played 105 caps for her country and was part of the gold medal winning Olympic team in the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles. She retired from the sport at the end of Olympic Games in Seoul in September 1988 after winning the bronze medal by beating Great Britain 3-1 to clinch the medal.
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. She was the first goalkeeper in women's field hockey
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...
to wear a mask.
A player from Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club
Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club
EMHC is the acronym of the Dutch field hockey club Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club, which is located in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on October 14, 1921, and has about 1,000 members. This makes it the second biggest club of the city, after neighbouring Oranje Zwart....
in Eindhoven, De Beus played in goal for the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
between 1978 and 1988. She played 105 caps for her country and was part of the gold medal winning Olympic team in the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles. She retired from the sport at the end of Olympic Games in Seoul in September 1988 after winning the bronze medal by beating Great Britain 3-1 to clinch the medal.