Wilhelmus Maria van Heumen (October 28, 1928 – January 31, 1992) was a field hockey

Field hockey

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 coach from the Netherlands

Netherlands

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, who was in charge of the Dutch National Men's Team

Netherlands national field hockey team

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 from 1975 to 1986. Born in Nijmegen, Gelderland

Gelderland

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, he introduced many new aspects to the modern game of field hockey in the 1970s.

Van Heumen's son Gijs led the Dutch National Women's Team

Netherlands women's national field hockey team

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 to several titles in the 1980s, including the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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 in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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. At that same tournament Van Heumen sr. ended up in sixth place with the Dutch men's team.