Netherlands national field hockey team
The Dutch national hockey team of gentlemen representing the Royal Dutch Hockey Federation ( KNHB ) at the international level, for example in the Hockey World Cup, the Champions Trophy or the Olympic Games. The first international match took place in 1926 against Belgium in Antwerp instead, the Netherlands 2:1 could decide for themselves. A 4-1 win over Australia in May 2000, the match of the National team history meant 1000th. The team won twice the gold medal at the Olympic Games, three times the FIH Hockey World Championships, twice Field Hockey European Championships and eight times the Champions Trophy.
Achievements
Olympic games
- Silver 1928 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Bronze 1936 - Berlin, Germany
- Bronze 1948 - London, United Kingdom
- Silver 1952 - Helsinki, Finland
- Bronze 1988 - Seoul, South Korea
- Gold 1996 - Atlanta, USA
- Gold 2000 - Sydney, Australia
- Silver 2004 - Athens, Greece
- Silver 2012 - London, United Kingdom
Field Hockey World Cup
Champions Trophy
Field Hockey Championship
- 2nd place 1970 - Brussels, Belgium
- 3rd place 1974 - Madrid, Spain
- 2nd place 1978 - Hannover, Germany
- 1st place 1983 - Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- 1st place 1987 - Moscow, Russia
- 2nd place 1991 - Paris, France
- 2nd place 1995 - Dublin, Ireland
- 2nd place 1999 - Padua, Italy
- 2nd place 2005 - Leipzig, Germany
- 1st place 2007 - Manchester, United Kingdom
- 3rd place 2009 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands