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Hockey At The 1996 Summer Olympics
The Olympic field hockey tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, was held in Herndon Stadium and Panther Stadium Panther Stadium is a 5,000-seat stadium located on the campus of Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was the secondary venue for field hockey events during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. It is currently home to th ... from July 20 to August 2, 1996. Men's tournament Women's tournament References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Field Hockey At The 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 Summer Olympics events O Field hockey at the Summer Olympics 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morris Brown College
Morris Brown College (MBC) is a private Methodist historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded January 5, 1881, Morris Brown is the first educational institution in Georgia to be owned and operated entirely by African Americans. History Establishment The Morris Brown Colored College (its original name) was founded on January 5, 1881, by African Americans affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the first independent black denomination in the United States. It was named to honor the denomination's second bishop, Morris Brown, originally from Charleston, South Carolina. After the end of the American Civil war, the AME Church sent numerous missionaries to the South to found new churches. They planted many new AME congregations in Georgia and other states, where hundreds of thousands of freedmen joined this independent black denomination. On January 5, 1881, the North Georgia Annual Conference of the AME Church passed a resolution to establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Jazet
Erik Alexander Jazet (born 19 July 1971 in Schiedam) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 308 international matches for the Netherlands. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on 17 November 1990 in a match against England. He competed at three Olympic Games, and won two golden medals (1996 and 2000) and a bronze (2004. In the Dutch League Jazet played for HC Bloemendaal Hockey Club Bloemendaal (), commonly known as Bloemendaal, is a Dutch field hockey club based in Bloemendaal, North Holland. It was established on 26 April 1895, and is one of the oldest field hockey clubs in the Netherlands. Originally, the club a ... and Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club. He became the first team coach for Bloemendaal women in 2005. External links * Dutch Hockey Federation 1971 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Arnau
Jorge Jordi Arnau Creus (born 7 April 1970 in Terrassa, Catalonia) is a former field hockey player from Spain who won the silver medal with the men's national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., Georgia. ReferencesSpanish Olympic Committee External links * 1970 births Living people Spanish male field hockey players Field hockey players from Catalonia Sportspeople from Terrassa Olympic field hockey players for Spain Olympic silver medalists for Spain Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Atlètic Terrassa players 20th-century Spanish people {{Spain-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Arnau
Xavier ("Xavi") Arnau Creus (born 20 March 1973 in Terrassa, Catalonia) is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the men's national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The striker also participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... ReferencesSpanish Olympic Committee External links * 1973 births Spanish male field hockey players Field hockey players from Catalonia Male field hockey forwards Sportspeople from Terrassa Olympic field hockey players of Spain Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2002 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pol Amat
Pablo "Pol" Amat Escudé (born 18 June 1978 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish retired field hockey player, who played as a striker. In 2008 he was awarded World Hockey Player of the Year, becoming the first Spaniard to win the award. Career National team Amat made his international debut at the age of 17 in 1995 before being selected for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. That year, Spain won silver with Amat playing alongside legends such as Juan Escarré and Javier Arnau. After competing for Spain in both the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympics, he won another silver medal in Beijing 2008. He was also part of the Spanish team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The striker won his first major title with the Spaniards at the 2004 Champions Trophy in Lahore. Arguably Amat's finest hour came in the final of the 2005 European Nations Cup. With Spain trailing Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaume Amat
Jaume Santi Amat Duran (born 1 March 1970 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the men's national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the son of Jaume Amat i Fontanals, who was Olympics same discipline at 1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ... and 1972 Olympic Games. ReferencesSpanish Olympic Committee External links * 1970 births Spanish male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Spain Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players Living people Olympic silver medalists for Spain Field hockey players from Barc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remco Van Wijk
Remco van Wijk (born October 7, 1972 in Breda) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 242 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he scored 63 goals. The striker made his debut for the Dutch on May 5, 1993 in a friendly match against Ireland (5-1). He retired from international tophockey after the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and became a hockey coach in the summer of 2005, as an assistant at HC Den Bosch Hockeyclub 's-Hertogenbosch, also known as Den Bosch, is a Dutch field hockey club based in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant. It was founded on 14 July 1937. The first teams (men and women) both compete on the highest level of the Dutch field hocke .... External links * Dutch Hockey Federation 1972 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards Dutch field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1998 Men's Hockey W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tycho Van Meer
Tycho van Meer (born 30 September 1974 in Eindhoven) is a former field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the golden medal with the Dutch national team. A former player of HGC, Oranje Zwart and Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ..., he earned a total number of 90 caps, scoring seventeen goals for the Dutch during the late 1990s. References *Dutch Olympic Committee External links * 1974 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players Sportspeople from Eindhoven Olympic gold m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guus Vogels
Augustinus ("Guus") Wilhelmus Johannes Marines Vogels (born March 26, 1975 in Naaldwijk, South Holland) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, who twice won Olympic gold medals with the national squad: at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In 2004 he was the starter and won the silver medal with the Dutch team in Athens. Vogels made his debut in January 1996, at the Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Barcelona, in the match against Belgium: 8–4. He plays for HGC (H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie) in the Dutch League (''Hoofdklasse''). Vogels was named Best Goalkeeper at the 2004 Champions Trophy in Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ..., Pakistan. Also Vogels was named the best player i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephan Veen
Stephan Patrick Veen (born 27 July 1970, in Groningen) is a retired field hockey forward and midfielder from The Netherlands, who twice became olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from .... External links * Dutch Hockey Federation 1970 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Sportspeople from Groningen (city) Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wouter Van Pelt
Wouter van Pelt (born 23 April 1968 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 236 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he scored 21 goals. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on 27 March 1989 in a match against England. He played in the Dutch League for HDM and BH & BC Breda. Van Pelt was a member of the Dutch national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ..., the Dutch once again won the title, with Van Pelt on board. He stopped playing hockey at top level in 2005. External links * Dutch Hockey Federation 1968 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Male field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teun De Nooijer
Teun Floris de Nooijer (born 22 March 1976) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who twice became Olympic champion with the Dutch national squad, in 1996 and in 2000, and was on the team in 2012. He currently plays for Dutch side HC Bloemendaal and in Hockey India League for Uttar Pradesh Wizards. Career Dutch Hockey Sides (1994-Present) Born in Egmond aan den Hoef, he made his debut on 4 June 1994 in a friendly match against New Zealand. Since then the midfielder played over three hundred international matches for the Dutch. On April 4, 2007 he earned his 350th cap for the Netherlands national field hockey team, when the team defeated Belgium (7-3) in a friendly in Boxtel, North Brabant. De Nooijer started playing hockey at the age of nine, with his brothers in the backyard of their house. He joined HC Alkmaar at the age of eleven, and was selected for the Dutch under-16 team 2 years later. At fifteen, De Nooijer made his debut in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
