- Floris Jan Bovelander
Floris Jan Bovelander (born
January 19 ,1966 inHaarlem ,Noord-Holland ) is a formerfield hockey player fromThe Netherlands , who was a member of the Dutch national squad that won the golden medal at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta . Six years earlier, at theHockey World Cup inLahore where he scored nine times, the defender won the world title with the Holland side at the expense of host nationPakistan .Bovelander played 241 international matches for The Netherlands, scored a total number of 216 goals and participated in three Olympics. He made his debut on
October 2 1985 in a friendly match againstNew Zealand . He was famous for his devastating penalty corners, and wasnickname d "Flop", "Floppie" and "Boem Boem Bovelander". Bovelander retired after the Atlanta Games. All throughout his career he played for the Dutch club Bloemendaal, with whom he won the Dutch title six times.External links
* [http://www.knhb.nl/oranje/interlandhistorie/cDU300_Interlandhistorie.aspx?intPlayerId=164283 Dutch Hockey Federation]
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