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Frank Leistra

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Frank Jan Anton Leistra (born 1 April 1960 in Delft) 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.

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Frank Leistra
Medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulTeam competition
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1990 LahoreTeam competition
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Leistra played a total number of 159 international matches for his native country, and made his debut on 1 June 1985 in a friendly match against Scotland. In 1990 he won the world title with the national team at the 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup in Lahore, Pakistan. He resigned after the fourth-place finishing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

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