Fieke Boekhorst
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Josephine Francisca Maria ("Fieke") Boekhorst-Van Griensven (born December 18, 1957 in Helmond
) is a former Dutch
field hockey
player, who played 116 international matches for the Netherlands
, in which she scored 128 goals. The defender made her debut for the Dutch on September 16, 1978 in a match against India
.
Boekhorst was famous for her ferocious penalty corner, and was considered the female equivalent of Dutch men's specialist by that time, Paul Litjens. A player from Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club
, she was one of the key players of the team that won the golden medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
. Boekhorst played her last international match for Holland on November 10, 1985 against Great Britain. She now teaches hockey at Hockey Club Helmond.
Helmond
Helmond is a municipality and a city in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.- Quarters and Neighbourhoods :*Quarter 11 Inner City**Neighbourhood 0 Centrum**Neighbourhood 2 Leonardus**Neighbourhood 3 Heipoort...
) is a former Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player, who played 116 international matches for the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, in which she scored 128 goals. The defender made her debut for the Dutch on September 16, 1978 in a match against India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Boekhorst was famous for her ferocious penalty corner, and was considered the female equivalent of Dutch men's specialist by that time, Paul Litjens. A player from Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club
Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club
EMHC is the acronym of the Dutch field hockey club Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club, which is located in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on October 14, 1921, and has about 1,000 members. This makes it the second biggest club of the city, after neighbouring Oranje Zwart....
, she was one of the key players of the team that won the golden medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Boekhorst played her last international match for Holland on November 10, 1985 against Great Britain. She now teaches hockey at Hockey Club Helmond.