Augustin Jean Meurmans (born 29 May 1997) is a Belgian

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player who plays as a midfielder for

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International career

He was part of the Belgian selection that placed for the final at the 2017 European Championship in Amstelveen. Initially, he was not selected for the

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but he replaced John-John Dohmen later in the tournament who had to withdraw injured. He played in Belgium's last four matches of the tournament, which they eventually won by defeating the

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in the

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. In November 2021 he announced he would take a break from the national team to focus on his studies.

Honours

;Racing *

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* FIH Pro League: 2020–21

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* 1997 births Living people People from Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Belgian male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Men's Belgian Hockey League players Royal Racing Club Bruxelles players Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Olympic gold medalists for Belgium Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Sportspeople from Walloon Brabant {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub