Frank Jan Anton Leistra (born 1 April 1960 in
Delft
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) is a former
field hockey goalkeeper from the
Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the bronze medal at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
in
Seoul.
Leistra played a total number of 159 international matches for his native country, and made his debut on 1 June 1985 in a friendly match against
Scotland. In 1990 he won the world title with the national team at the 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup in
Lahore,
Pakistan. He resigned after the fourth-place finishing at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona.
References
Dutch Hockey FederationDutch Olympic Committee
External links
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1960 births
Dutch male field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands
Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Delft
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1990 Men's Hockey World Cup players
20th-century Dutch people
21st-century Dutch people
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