Engelbrecht "Brecht" Rodenburg (born 24 December 1967 in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel,

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) is a retired

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player from the

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, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in

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. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals

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in the final (3-2).

References

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