Sander de Wijn

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Wijn, not Wijn.

Sander de Wijn
Personal information
Full name Sander Sebastian
Robert Jan de Wijn
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990
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
2018 → UniKL
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 place 2012 London Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 The Hague
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 London
Gold medal – first place 2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2021 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place 2011 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2012 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Auckland
Hockey World League
Gold medal – first place 2012–13 New Delhi Team
Men's hockey5s
Hockey5s World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Muscat
EuroHockey5s Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Walcz

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

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]

References

  1. ^ "Men's Hockey: Netherlands". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sander de Wijn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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