- Det de Beus
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Medal record Women's field hockey Competitor for the Netherlands Olympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles Team Bronze 1988 Seoul Team Champions Trophy Gold 1987 Amstelveen Team European Nations Cup Gold 1987 London Team Det de Beus was born Anna Maria Bernadette de Beus on February 18, 1958 in Utrecht in the Netherlands. She was the first goalkeeper in women's field hockey to wear a mask.
A player from Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club in Eindhoven, De Beus played in goal for the Netherlands between 1978 and 1988. She played 105 caps for her country and was part of the gold medal winning Olympic team in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She retired from the sport at the end of Olympic Games in Seoul in September 1988 after winning the bronze medal by beating Great Britain 3-1 to clinch the medal.
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Netherlands squads Netherlands squad – 1984 Summer Olympics Netherlands squad – 1987 Champions Trophy 1 De Beus · 2 Buter · 3 Sibbing · 4 Willemse · 5 Eijsvogel (c) · 6 Lejeune · 7 Benninga · 8 De Leeuw · 9 Abendanon · 10 Van Doorn · 11 Von Weiler · 12 Van Manen · 13 Holsboer · 14 Van der Ben · 15 Ohr · 16 Nieuwenhuizen · Coach: Van HeumenNetherlands squad – 1987 European Nations Cup 1 De Beus · 2 Buter · 3 Jansen · 4 Willemse · 5 Eijsvogel (c) · 6 Lejeune · 7 Benninga · 8 De Leeuw · 9 Abendanon · 10 Wolff · 11 Von Weiler · 12 Van Manen · 13 Holsboer · 14 Van der Ben · 15 Fokke · 16 Nieuwenhuizen · Coach: Van HeumenNetherlands squad – 1988 Summer Olympics 1 De Beus · 2 Buter · 3 Aardenburg · 4 Willemse · 5 Bolhuis-Eijsvogel (c) · 6 Lejeune · 7 Benninga · 8 Fokke · 9 Wolff · 10 Van Doorn · 11 Von Weiler · 12 Van Manen · 13 Holsboer · 14 Van der Ben · 15 Ohr · 16 Nieuwenhuizen · Coach: Van HeumenCategories:- 1958 births
- Living people
- Dutch field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands
- Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- People from Utrecht (city)
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Dutch field hockey biography stubs
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