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Malou Pheninckx
Malou Pheninckx (born 24 July 1991) is a Dutch women's field hockey player who currently plays as a midfielder for Netherlands women's national field hockey team. She also pursued her higher education at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the field of medicine. She was a key member of the Dutch team which became glorious at the 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League, 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League, 2017 International Festival of Hockey and in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup. Career She received her first call up to the national team in 2012 following the 2012 Summer Olympics. Pheninckx made her international debut on 4 February 2013 against South Africa alongside fellow player Roos Drost. She played the key role during the Dutch side's maiden triumph in the 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League defeating Australia 5–1 in the Women's Hockey World League final. She also scored 2 goals in the whole tournament. She was axed from the team in 2014 and was over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oosterhout
Oosterhout (; from ''ooster'', "eastern", and ''hout'', "woods") is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. The municipality had a population of in . Population centers The municipality of Oosterhout includes the following places: History Oosterhout is mentioned for the first time in 1277, although archaeological excavations showed the existence of human settlements in the area in prehistoric times. The Knights Templar had a temple here dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It was home to a castle which later acquired control over the surrounding area, up to Breda and Bergen op Zoom. The castle was destroyed by Spanish troops during the Eighty Years War, in 1573; only a tower of it survives today. The city became the seat of a flourishing ceramics industry, which lasted until the 19th century. In 1625 the city was besieged by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and suffered heavy damage. Despite the rise of Protestantism, it was home to several Catholic monast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July. 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the 2012 Olympics. Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then- London mayor Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore on 6 July 2005, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid, and Paris. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and 1948. Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability. The mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland Women's National Field Hockey Team
The Ireland women's national field hockey team is organised by Hockey Ireland and represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in international women's field hockey competitions, including the Women's Hockey World Cup and the Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship. They have previously competed in the Women's Intercontinental Cup, the Women's Hockey Champions Challenge, Women's FIH Hockey World League and the Women's FIH Hockey Series. On 2 March 1896, Ireland played England in the first ever women's international field hockey match. Ireland were finalists and silver medallists at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup and competed at the 2020 Olympic tournament. History Early years The Irish Ladies Hockey Union was established in 1894. On 2 March 1896 they organised and hosted the first ever women's international field hockey match when Ireland defeated England 2–0 at Alexandra College. Tournament record Olympics Ireland have qualified for the 2020 summer olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Festival Of Hockey
The International Festival of Hockey is a men's and women's invitational, international field hockey tournament hosted annually by Hockey Australia. The tournament is held in the Victorian cities of Bendigo and Melbourne. Format Founded in 2016, the International Festival of Hockey hosts two stages of competition in both the men's and women's events. The first stage of the competition comprises a series of test matches in both the men's and women's events. The test matches are held in Bendigo at the Bendigo Hockey Complex. The second stage of the competition is a men's and women's competitive tournament held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Victorian capital, Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met .... The women's tournament has been altered to matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Women's National Field Hockey Team
The Japan women's national field hockey team represents Japan in the international field hockey competitions. Tournament history Summer Olympics * 2004 – 8th place *2008 – 10th place *2012 – 9th place *2016 – 10th place *2020 – 11th place World Cup * 1978 – 6th place *1981 – 7th place *1990 – 11th place * 2002 – 10th place * 2006 – 5th place * 2010 – 11th place *2014 – 10th place *2018 – 13th place *2022 – 11th place Asian Games * 1982 – 4th place *1986 – *1990 – *1994 – *1998 – 4th place * 2002 – * 2006 – * 2010 – *2014 – 4th place *2018 – *2022 – ''Qualified'' Asia Cup *1985 – *1989 – *1993 – 4th place *1999 – 4th place * 2004 – * 2007 – * 2009 – 4th place *2013 – *2017 – 4th place *2022 – Asian Champions Trophy * 2010 – * 2011 – *2013 – *2016 – *2018 – 5th place *2021 – World League *2012–13 – 9th place * 2014–15 – 12th place * 2016–17 – 11th place Hockey Nations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final
The 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final took place between 17 and 26 November 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. A total of eight teams competed for the title. The Netherlands won the tournament for a record second time after defeating host nation New Zealand 3–0 in the final match. South Korea won the third place match by defeating England 1–0. Qualification The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the Semifinals. The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament. Results ''All times are local ( UTC+13).'' First round Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Second round Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Fifth to eighth place classification The losing quarterfinalists are ranked according to their first round results to determine the fixtures for the fifth to eighth place classification matches. =Seventh place game= =Fifth place game= First to four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Women's National Field Hockey Team
The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. As of December 2017, the team ranks fourth on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings. Tournament records Team Current squad The following players were named in the squad for the XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. ''All caps and goals current as of 30 July 2022, after the match against Scotland.'' Records Notable players Olivia merry *Katie Glynn * Christine Arthur * Helen Clarke *Suzie Muirhead *Mary Clinton *Anna Lawrence *Mandy Smith *Charlotte Harrison * Chilly Saminterana Results Past results *'' New Zealand women's national field hockey team results (2011–15)'' *'' New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hockey World League
The Men's FIH Hockey World League was an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation. The league also served as a qualifier for the 2014 and 2018 Men's Hockey World Cups and the 2016 Olympic Games. Three seasons were held in 2012–13, 2014–15 and 2016-17. It was replaced by the new Men's FIH Pro League and Hockey Series in 2018-19. Format The tournament featured four rounds. For each edition the FIH decides the number of events and teams for each round. The number of Round 1 events varied in each cycle depending on the number of participating national teams. Teams were grouped regionally, although European teams were split in several tournaments. The remaining rounds have teams selected with no regional restrictions. The top teams received a bye to a Round 2 or Semifinal event depending on the FIH World Rankings at the time of seeking entries, number which also varied depending on the edition. Summaries Performance by nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brabants Dagblad
''Brabants Dagblad'' is a daily Dutch newspaper. It is distributed in the center and northeast of North Brabant, in 's-Hertogenbosch and Tilburg and their surrounding regions. The paper's office is in 's-Hertogenbosch. History 18th century The history of ''Brabants Dagblad'' begins on 2 July 1771, when two printers in 's-Hertogenbosch, L.J. Bresser and C.A. Viéweg, started the ''s-Hertogenbossche Dingsdagse (en Vrydagse) Courant'', a city paper published on Tuesdays and Fridays. 19th century The paper underwent a number of name changes and was banned in 1810 under the French domination. After more name changes, the paper, now called ''Provinciaal Dagblad'' and loyal to the monarchy, found itself in competition with two other local papers: the newly founded Roman Catholic ''De Noord-Brabander'', the likewise Catholic ''Nieuwe Noord-Brabanter'' (until 1872), and after 1869 with yet another city paper, ''Het Huisgezin''. 20th century By 1910, ''De Noord-Brabander'', ''Het Hui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyson Annan
Alyson Regina Annan (born 12 June 1973) is an Australian field hockey coach and retired field hockey player, who earned a total number of 228 international caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored 166 goals. Until January 2022, Annan was the head coach of the Netherlands women's national field hockey team; she led the team to a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil and a gold medal at 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as well as gold medals at the 2017 and the 2021 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship in The Netherlands. During 2013 Annan gained the prestigious award of becoming a member of Sport Australia Hall of Fame.She is currently head coach of the China Women's National team. Biography Annan was born on 12 June 1973 in Wentworthville, New South Wales. She was voted the ''Best Female Hockey Player in the World'' in 1999. In the following year, she led the Australian team to gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She subsequently retired from internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. 11,238 athletes from 207 nations took part in the 2016 Games, including first-time entrants Kosovo at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kosovo, South Sudan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, South Sudan, and the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Refugee Olympic Team. With 306 sets of medals, the Games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009. These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 13th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 31 May to 14 June 2014 at the Kyocera Stadion in The Hague, Netherlands. simultaneously with the men's tournament. It was the third time that the Netherlands hosted the Women's World Cup after 1986 and 1998. The Netherlands won the tournament for a seventh time after defeating Australia 2–0 in the final. Defending champions Argentina won the third place match by defeating the United States 2–1. Bidding The host was announced on 11 November 2010 during the FIH Congress and Forum in Montreux, Switzerland after FIH received bids from The Hague and London. Qualification Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation receive an automatic berth. In addition to the six highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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