Thierry Renaer (born 4 March 1976 in

Leuven Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic ...

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) is a

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defender from

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, who made his debut for the Men's National Team in 1993. Renaer was a member of the squad, that missed qualification for the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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. Belgium finished in 8th place at the Olympic Qualifier Tournament in

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, in March 2004, after losing on penalty strokes against South Africa. Renaer plays for a club called KHC Leuven in his native country. Renaer played for 15 years with the Belgian National Team and earned during that period three times the golden stick award in his country. This is the highest award a hockey player can get in Belgium. During that period there were 2 participations in a World cup and 4 participations in European Cups, on which Belgium ended three times on the 4th place in Europe. In 2008, Renaer was a member of the Olympic squad that finished 9th in the Olympic Games in Beijing. Also in that year, he won the Belgian Championship with his native club. It was the first time his club reached that momentum in its history.

References

Tophockey Belgium

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* 1976 births Living people Belgian male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Sportspeople from Leuven {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub