Marcel Balkestein (born 29 January 1981 in
Geldrop) is a Dutch field hockey player. At the
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 ...
, he competed for the
national team in the
men's tournament,
and was part of the Dutch team that won the silver medal.
Balkestein married the Dutch volleyball player
Maret Balkestein-Grothues
Maret Balkestein-Grothues, ''née'' Maret Grothues (, born 16 September 1988) is a Dutch volleyball player who plays as a wing spiker. She is a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team, and is the current team captain. On 6 May ...
on 5 July 2014.
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1981 births
Living people
Dutch male field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Sportspeople from Geldrop
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Hockey India League players
2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
21st-century Dutch people
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