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Diederik David van Weel (born 28 September 1973, in Baarn) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 61 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he didn't score a single goal. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on 17 August 1998 in a match against Argentina. He played in the Dutch League for HC Bloemendaal and Laren, and was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He stopped playing hockey in 2005.

FullnameDiederik David van Weel
Born (1973-09-28) 28 September 1973 (age 52)
Baarn, Netherlands
SportField hockey
PositionDefender
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Diederik van Weel
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Full nameDiederik David van Weel
Born (1973-09-28) 28 September 1973 (age 52)
Baarn, Netherlands
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefender
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
– Laren - -
–2002 Bloemendaal - -
2002–2005 Laren - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
1998–2002 Netherlands 61 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeam
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2002 Kuala LumpurTeam
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place1999 PaduvaTeam
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2000 AmstelveenTeam
Bronze medal – third place1999 BrisbaneTeam
Bronze medal – third place2001 RotterdamTeam
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