Jean Dubois (field hockey)
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Jean Marie Joseph François Dubois (born 4 October 1926) is a Belgian
field hockey
player who competed in four summer Olympics between 1948 and 1960. At the 1948 Summer Olympics
in London, his team placed a tied 7th in a field of 13. At the 1952 Summer Olympics
in Helsinki, he had his best result when his team placed an equal 5th in a field of 13. At the 1956 Summer Olympics
in Melbourne, his team placed 7th out of a field of 12. At his final Olympic Games in 1960
in Rome, his team placed 11th out of 16 nations. In total, he played fifteen field hockey matches in all of his Olympic Games.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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 competed in four summer Olympics between 1948 and 1960. At the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
in London, his team placed a tied 7th in a field of 13. At the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki, he had his best result when his team placed an equal 5th in a field of 13. At the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
in Melbourne, his team placed 7th out of a field of 12. At his final Olympic Games in 1960
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
in Rome, his team placed 11th out of 16 nations. In total, he played fifteen field hockey matches in all of his Olympic Games.