Ronald Jansen
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Franciscus Ronaldus ("Ronald") Maria Jansen (born December 30, 1963 in Sint-Michielsgestel
, Noord-Brabant) is a former field hockey
goalkeeper from The Netherlands, who twice won the golden medal at the Summer Olympics.
He played a total number of 183 international matches for his native country, and made his debut on June 23, 1987 at the 1987 Champions Trophy in the match against Argentina
. A year later he made his Olympic debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics
, as a stand-in for first choice Frank Leistra
, and won the bronze medal.
In the Dutch League Jansen played for Oranje Zwart
and HC Den Bosch
. He retired in the spring of 2000, just before the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
. Afterwards he became a hockey coach, first at his old club HC Den Bosch, later as an assistant of head coach Roelant Oltmans at the Men's National Team of Pakistan
, which he guided during the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
.
Sint-Michielsgestel
Sint-Michielsgestel is a municipality and a town in the southern part of the Netherlands.Sint-Michielsgestel is located directly south of 's-Hertogenbosch, the capital of North Brabant province. Its name refers to archangel St...
, Noord-Brabant) is a former 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...
goalkeeper from The Netherlands, who twice won the golden medal at the Summer Olympics.
He played a total number of 183 international matches for his native country, and made his debut on June 23, 1987 at the 1987 Champions Trophy in the match against Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. A year later he made his Olympic debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, as a stand-in for first choice Frank Leistra
Frank Leistra
Frank Jan Anton Leistra is a former field hockey goalkeeper from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
, and won the bronze medal.
In the Dutch League Jansen played for Oranje Zwart
Oranje Zwart
Mixed Hockeyclub Oranje Zwart is a Dutch field hockey club located in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, which was founded on September 1, 1933. With around 1.700 members – as of May 31, 2006 – it is one of the biggest clubs in the Netherlands....
and HC Den Bosch
HC Den Bosch
Hockeyclub 's-Hertogenbosch is a Dutch field hockey club, which was founded on July 14, 1937 in 's-Hertogenbosch. With a total number of 1.977 members it is currently the sixth hockeyclub in the Netherlands....
. He retired in the spring of 2000, just before the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. Afterwards he became a hockey coach, first at his old club HC Den Bosch, later as an assistant of head coach Roelant Oltmans at the Men's National Team of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, which he guided during the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
.