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Tom Boon

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Tom Alain Boon is a Belgian field hockey forward, born January 25, 1990, in Brussels, Belgium, regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players in the world. He won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and a silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics, a gold medal at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, and a gold medal at the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, Belgium's first European title. He was named FIH Player of the Year in 2025.

Facts
Birth Year
1990 1
Birth Date
1990-01-25 1
Nationality
Belgian 1
Career Highlight
Won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
FAQs

At how many Olympic Games has Tom Boon played and where did Belgium finish?

He has played at four Games: fifth in 2012, silver in 2016, gold in 2020 and fifth in 2024.

Olympedia lists Tom Boon in the Belgian men's field hockey team at four Olympic Games. Belgium finished fifth in 2012, won silver in 2016, won gold in 2020 and finished fifth again in 2024.
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Competed In

2012 Summer Olympics, Competitions
Source Wikipedia: Tom Boon

Plays

Field Hockey, Sports
Source Wikipedia: Tom Boon
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Nationality

Belgium

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Source Wikipedia: Tom BoonLead sentence 1
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Tom Alain Boon (born 25 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Belgium national team.
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1. Wikipedia: Tom Boon
  • Intro, birth clause
    born 25 January 1990
  • Infobox: birth_date
    January 25, 1990
  • Intro, descriptor
    a Belgian professional field hockey player
  • Intro, second paragraph
    He won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Tom Alain Boon (born 25 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Belgium national team.
  • Plays: Field Hockey, lead paragraph, plays
    Tom Alain Boon (born 25 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Belgium national team.
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Lead or career section
    At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament that came fifth.
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