Ties Kruize (born 17 November 1952) is a former

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player from the

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. He competed at the 1972 and 1984 Olympic Games and finished in fourth and sixth place, respectively. He became world champion in 1973, European champion in 1983, and retired from international competition in 1986, after the

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. Kruize played 202 international matches for the Netherlands, and scored a total number of 167 goals. He was famous for his penalty corner, just as his successor

Floris Jan Bovelander Floris Jan Bovelander (born 19 January 1966) is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch national squad that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Six years earlier, at the Ho ...

was. His father

Roepie Kruize Jan Hendrik "Roepie" Kruize (18 January 1925 in Heemstede – 14 February 1992 in The Hague) was a former field hockey player from the Netherlands. He was one of the Netherlands's most famous players in the years following World War II. ...

also played for the Dutch national hockey team. Throughout his career Kruize played for HC Klein Zwitserland from The Hague. With his club he won eight Dutch titles in a row: from 1977 until 1984. Just like his brothers Hans and Hidde, and his father Roepie, the oldest of the Kruize brothers played club hockey for

HC Klein Zwitserland Hockey Club Klein Zwitserland, commonly known as Klein Zwitserland, is a Dutch field hockey club based in The Hague, South Holland. The women and men's first team compete in the hoofdklasse, the highest league of Dutch field hockey. The club ...

from The Hague. His uncle Gerrit Kruize was also an Olympic field hockey player.

Superstars

Kruize participated in the televised all-around sports competition '' Superstars'', winning the European edition in 1977 and 1979.

References

External links

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Personal website
Ties Kruize 1979

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kruize, Ties 1952 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from The Hague HC Klein Zwitserland players 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup players