Henk Bouwman
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Henricus "Henk" Nicolaas Bouwman (June 30, 1926 - December 27, 1995) was a Dutch field hockey
player, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics
in London
. His son Roderik
also made it to the national team, and participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
.
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 was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at 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...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. His son Roderik
Roderik Bouwman
Arnoldus Leonardus Henricus Roderik Bouwman is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 107 international matches for the Netherlands, in which the striker scored 82 goals....
also made it to the national team, and participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.