Augustinus ("Guus") Wilhelmus Johannes Marines Vogels (born 26 March 1975 in Naaldwijk,

South Holland South Holland ( ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. ...

) is a Dutch field hockey

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, who twice won Olympic gold medals with the national squad: at the

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and four years later, at the

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. In 2004 he was the starter and won the silver medal with the Dutch team in

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. Vogels made his debut in January 1996, at the Olympic Qualifier Tournament in

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, in the match against Belgium: 8–4. He plays for HGC (H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie) in the Dutch League (''Hoofdklasse''). Vogels was named Best Goalkeeper at the 2004 Champions Trophy in

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, Pakistan. Also Vogels was named the best player in the Hockey World Cup 2010 held at New Delhi.

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1975 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Male field hockey goalkeepers Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in field hockey Sportspeople from Naaldwijk Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics HGC (field hockey) players Field hockey players from South Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub