Hendrik Jan Kooijman
Encyclopedia
Hendrik Jan Kooijman is a former Dutch
field hockey
player, who earned a total number of 154 caps, scoring seven goals for the Netherlands national field hockey team
in the 1980s and early 1990s. Playing club hockey for HC Bloemendaal
, the defender was a member of the bronze medal-winning Dutch team at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul
.
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 earned a total number of 154 caps, scoring seven goals for the Netherlands national field hockey team
Netherlands national field hockey team
The Netherlands national field hockey team is the national team of the Netherlands that participates in international field hockey matches and tournaments...
in the 1980s and early 1990s. Playing club hockey for HC Bloemendaal
HC Bloemendaal
Hockey Club Bloemendaal is a Dutch field hockey club, which was established on April 16, 1895, and is therefore one of the oldest field hockey clubs in the Netherlands...
, the defender was a member of the bronze medal-winning Dutch team at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
.