Arthur Borren (born 5 June 1949 in
Eindhoven
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)
[Profile for Arthur Borren at the New Zealand Olympic Committee official website]
/ref> is a Dutch-born former field hockey
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player from New Zealand
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who was a member of the New Zealand team that won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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in Montreal
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.
He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
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in 1990.[
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1949 births
Living people
Dutch emigrants to New Zealand
Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
New Zealand field hockey coaches
New Zealand male field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand
Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Field hockey players from Eindhoven
20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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