Cees Jan Diepeveen (born 24 July 1956 in

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) is a former

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player from

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, who participated in three

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: in Los Angeles (1984), in Seoul (1988) and finally in Barcelona (1992). In 1988 he was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in

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, after defeating

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(2-1) in the Bronze Medal Game.

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1956 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Dutch field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Amsterdam Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics HC Bloemendaal players 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup players 21st-century Dutch people 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub