Dick Esser
Encyclopedia
Rius Theo Esser (July 9, 1918 in Makassar
, Dutch East Indies
– March 8, 1979 in Leiden) was a Dutch
field hockey
player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
and in the 1952 Summer Olympics
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In 1948 he was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all seven matches as forward.
Four years later he won the silver medal as part of the Dutch team. He played all three matches as forward.
Makassar
Makassar, is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island. From 1971 to 1999, the city was named Ujung Pandang, after a precolonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably...
, Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
– March 8, 1979 in Leiden) was a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
and in the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
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In 1948 he was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all seven matches as forward.
Four years later he won the silver medal as part of the Dutch team. He played all three matches as forward.