Stephan Patrick Veen (born 27 July 1970, in
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
) is a retired
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
forward and midfielder from The
Netherlands
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, who twice became olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in
1996
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and in
2000
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.
External links
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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 Netherlands
HGC players
1990 Men's Hockey World Cup players
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