Sander de Wijn

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Sander Sebastiaan Robert Jan de Wijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɑndər ˈʋɛin]; born 2 May 1990) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Kampong and the Dutch national team.

Full name Sander Sebastian
Robert Jan de Wijn
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 35)
Boxmeer, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
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Sander de Wijn
Personal information
Full name Sander Sebastian
Robert Jan de Wijn
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 35)
Boxmeer, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Kampong
Youth career
Union
Senior career
Years Team
2008– Kampong
2018UniKL
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2011–2021 Netherlands 161 (8)
2022–2024 Netherlands hockey5s 13 (19)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Men's field hockey
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 The Hague
Silver medal – second place2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 London
Gold medal – first place2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place2021 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place2011 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2012 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place2011 Auckland
Hockey World League
Gold medal – first place2012–13 New DelhiTeam
Men's hockey5s
Hockey5s World Cup
Gold medal – first place2024 Muscat
EuroHockey5s Championship
Gold medal – first place2022 Walcz
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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament winning a silver medal.[1] He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the Netherlands lost the bronze-medal match to Germany in the field hockey tournament.[2]

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