Tom van 't Hek

Dutch field hockey player

Tom van 't Hek

Personal information

Born

(1958-04-01) April 1, 1958 (age 66)
Naarden, Netherlands

Medal record

Men's Field Hockey

Representing the Netherlands
World Cup
	1990 Lahore	Team Competition

Maria Thomas van 't Hek (born 1 April 1958) is a Dutch former field hockey striker who played 221 international matches for the Dutch national field hockey team, in which he scored a total number of 106 goals. He made his debut on 24 September 1976 against East Germany, and competed for the Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

After his hockey career he became the head coach of the Dutch women's hockey team, with whom he won two bronze Olympic medals, at the 1996 Summer Olympics and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Furthermore, the Netherlands won the European title twice (1995 and 1999) with van 't Hek in charge. He resigned after the Sydney Games and became a radio presenter of a popular sports program called Langs de Lijn.^[1]

Van 't Hek is the younger brother of Dutch comedian and publicist Youp van 't Hek.

References

^ "Tom van 't Hek vertrekt bij NOS". nos.nl. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

External links

Tom van 't Hek at Olympedia
KNHB Profile (in Dutch)

Tom van 't Hek – International Tournaments
v t e Netherlands squad – 1990 World Cup – Champions (2nd Title)
1 Leistra 2 Benninga 3 Diepeveen 4 Crucq 5 Klaassen 6 Kooijman 7 Delissen (c) 8 Brinkman 9 Weterings 10 Veen 11 Bovelander 12 Kwinten 13 Zijp 14 Van 't Hek 15 Parlevliet 16 Van den Honert Coach: Jorritsma

v t e Netherlands squad – 1995 European Nations Cup – Champions (3rd Title)
1 Toxopeus 2 De Heij 3 Derks 4 Vossen 5 Kuipers 6 Lewin 7 Koolen 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Appels 12 Plesman 13 Holsboer 14 Steenberghe 15 De Ruiter (c) 16 Van der Wielen Coach: Van 't Hek

v t e Netherlands squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
1 Toxopeus 2 De Heij 3 Van de Kieft 4 Thate 5 Kuipers 6 Lewin 7 Koolen 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Fortuin 12 Plesman 13 Holsboer 14 Steenberghe 15 De Ruiter (c) 16 Van der Wielen Coach: Van 't Hek

v t e Netherlands squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
1 Toxopeus 2 De Heij 3 Van de Kieft 4 Thate 5 Kuipers 6 Lewin 7 Koolen 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Fortuin 12 Plesman 13 Holsboer 14 Steenberghe 15 De Ruiter (c) 16 Van der Wielen Coach: Van 't Hek

v t e Netherlands squad – 1997 Champions Trophy – 3rd place
1 De Heij 2 Touw 3 Van den Broek 4 Deiters 5 Kuipers 6 Veenstra 7 Koolen 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Duyster 10 Smabers 11 Boomgaardt 12 Fortuin 13 Mulder 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen Coach: Van 't Hek

v t e Netherlands squad – 1998 FIH World Cup – Runners-up
1 Sinnige 2 Touw 3 Van den Broek 4 Deiters 5 Kuipers 6 Lewin 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Moreira de Melo 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen Coach: Van 't Hek

v t e Netherlands squad – 1999 Champions Trophy – Runners-up
1 Sinnige 2 Touw 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters 5 Moreira de Melo 6 Petri 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 17 Mulder 18 Booij Coach: Van 't Hek

v t e Netherlands squad – 1999 European Nations Cup – Champions (4th Title)
1 Sinnige 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters 5 Moreira de Melo 6 Petri 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 17 Mulder 18 Booij 19 De Haan Coach: Van 't Hek

v t e Netherlands squad – 2000 Champions Trophy – Champions (2nd Title)
1 Sinnige 2 Van Geenhuizen 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters (c) 5 Moreira de Melo 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 18 Booij 19 De Haan 22 Wouters Coach: Van 't Hek

v t e Netherlands squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
1 Sinnige 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters 5 Moreira de Melo 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 18 Booij 30 Touw Coach: Van 't Hek