IMAGE INFORMATION
EditNetherlands National Mens Field Hockey Team
Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond
Summer Olympics Gold Medal Champions 2024
Yves-du-Manoir Stadium
Team Roster
Thierry Brinkman (captain), Duco Telgenkamp, Floris Middendorp, Floris Wortelboer, Justen Blok, Seve van Ass, Jonas de Geus, Derck de Vilder, Jip Janssen, Koen Bijen, Thijs van Dam, Lars Balk, Joep de Mol, Steijn van Heijningen, Tjep Hoedemakers, Tijmen Reyenga, Jorrit Croon, Pirmin Blaak.
Coach - Jeroen Delmee
Assistant Coach - Eric Verboom
Manager - Ernst Boekhorst
The Gold Medal Game, Netherlands vs Germany, ended in a 1-1 tie, with goals scored by Thierry Brinkman of Holland and German Thies Prinz, both in the 4th quarter.
With the score tied after regulation, the game went to a shootout with each team getting five 8-second chances to score. Thierry Brinkman, Thijs van Dam scored before Duco Telgenkamp scored the golden goal, as goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak stopped three of four attempts, including one twice because of a retake.
NOTE
Jeroen Delmee has now won 3 Olympic Field Hockey Gold Medals, 2 as a player - 1996, 2000 and now 2024 as coach. He quoted after the match “Winning the Olympic final, as a coach, it’s the most beautiful moment in my life.”