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Robert van der Horst

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Robert Adriaan van der Horst is a Dutch former field hockey defender and midfielder, born October 17, 1984, in Eindhoven, Netherlands, who earned 272 caps for the Netherlands national team between 2004 and 2016, the seventh most of any Dutch player, scoring 14 goals. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics and served as captain when the Netherlands finished fourth at both the 2008 and 2016 Olympics. He now works as an assistant coach for the England men's national field hockey team.

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Birth Year
1984 1
Birth Date
1984-10-17 1
Nationality
Dutch 1
Career Highlight
Won an Olympic silver medal in 2012 and captained the Netherlands to fourth place at the 2008 and 2016 Olympics 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
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1. Robert van der Horst, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    Robert Adriaan van der Horst (born 17 October 1984) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a defender or midfielder and currently the assistant coach of the England men's national team.
  • Olympic results sentence
    He was the captain of the national teams that finished fourth at the 2008 and 2016 Olympics and won a silver medal in 2012.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Robert Adriaan van der Horst (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔbərt fɑn dər ˈɦɔrst]; born 17 October 1984) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a defender or midfielder and currently the assistant coach of the England men's national team.
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