Ties Kruize
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Ties Kruize is a former field hockey
player from the Netherlands
, who represented Holland at the Summer Olympics of 1972, 1976, and 1984. He became world champion in 1973, European champion in 1983, and retired from international competition in 1986, after the Hockey World Cup
in London
.
Kruize played 202 international matches for the Netherlands, and scored a total number of 167 goals. He was famous for his penalty corner, just as his successor Floris Jan Bovelander
was. His father Roepie Kruize
also played for the Dutch national hockey team. Throughout his career Kruize played for HC Klein Zwitserland from The Hague. With his club he won eight Dutch titles in a row: from 1977 until 1984. Just like his brothers Hans
and Hidde
, and his father Roepie
, the youngest Kruize played club hockey for HC Klein Zwitserland
from The Hague.
When Holland won its first World Cup in 1973, beating India in the final, Kruize was one of the heroes of that victory. He top scored at the second World Cup with eleven goals. He was also the top scorer of the 1972 Summer Olympics
, scoring eighteen goals in nine matches, which made hem the all time topscorer in one Olympic tournament.
Kruize played in the first six editions of the World Cup (1971 – 1986), making his farewell appearance at Willesden. He played outside left for Holland, and used a hockey stick that weighed 28 oz. The Germans nickname
d Kruize Thor
after the Scandinavian thunder god.
, winning the European edition in 1977 and 1979.
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 from the Netherlands
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...
, who represented Holland at the Summer Olympics of 1972, 1976, and 1984. He became world champion in 1973, European champion in 1983, and retired from international competition in 1986, after the Hockey World Cup
Hockey World Cup
The Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation . The tournament was started in 1971...
in London
London
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.
Kruize played 202 international matches for the Netherlands, and scored a total number of 167 goals. He was famous for his penalty corner, just as his successor Floris Jan Bovelander
Floris Jan Bovelander
Floris Jan Bovelander is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch national squad that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta...
was. His father Roepie Kruize
Roepie Kruize
Jan Hendrik "Roepie" Kruize is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was one of the Netherlands's most famous players in the years following World War II...
also played for the Dutch national hockey team. Throughout his career Kruize played for HC Klein Zwitserland from The Hague. With his club he won eight Dutch titles in a row: from 1977 until 1984. Just like his brothers Hans
Hans Kruize
Hans Tjebbe Kruize is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics: in Montreal and in Los Angeles . He ended up in fourth and in sixth place with the Dutch National Men's Team...
and Hidde
Hidde Kruize
Jan Hidde Kruize is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics: in Los Angeles and in Seoul...
, and his father Roepie
Roepie Kruize
Jan Hendrik "Roepie" Kruize is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was one of the Netherlands's most famous players in the years following World War II...
, the youngest Kruize played club hockey for HC Klein Zwitserland
HC Klein Zwitserland
HC Klein Zwitserland is a field hockey club from The Hague, Netherlands, which was founded on September 20, 1908. With 1.591 members – as of January 1, 2006 – it is the tenth club in the Netherlands...
from The Hague.
When Holland won its first World Cup in 1973, beating India in the final, Kruize was one of the heroes of that victory. He top scored at the second World Cup with eleven goals. He was also the top scorer of the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
, scoring eighteen goals in nine matches, which made hem the all time topscorer in one Olympic tournament.
Kruize played in the first six editions of the World Cup (1971 – 1986), making his farewell appearance at Willesden. He played outside left for Holland, and used a hockey stick that weighed 28 oz. The Germans nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
d Kruize Thor
Thor
In Norse mythology, Thor is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing, healing, and fertility...
after the Scandinavian thunder god.
Superstars
Kruize participated in the televised all-around sports competition SuperstarsSuperstars
Superstars is an all-around sports competition that pits elite athletes from different sports against one another in a series of athletic events resembling a decathlon....
, winning the European edition in 1977 and 1979.