Jacob "Jaap" Stockmann (born 24 July 1984) is a retired Dutch

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player, who played as a

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for the Dutch national team. Stockmann was announced FIH Best Goalkeeper of the World in 2014. In 2008 he was the reserve

in the Dutch team that came in fourth at the

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. At the

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and

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, he was the starting goalkeeper. Stockmann won the silver medal in 2012. Stockmann has played for

HC Bloemendaal Hockey Club Bloemendaal (), commonly known as Bloemendaal, is a Dutch professional field hockey club based in Bloemendaal, North Holland. It was established on 26 April 1895, and is one of the oldest field hockey clubs in the Netherlands. Originall ...

in the Dutch League (

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). With HC Bloemendaal, he won the

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in the 2008–09,

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and 2017–18 seasons. He also played for the

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in the

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, and won the player of the tournament for the 2014 edition.

Honours

Club

Bloemendaal *Dutch national title: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 *

: 2008–09,

, 2017–18

International

Netherlands * EuroHockey Championships:

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* World League:

Individual

* FIH Goalkeeper of the Year: 2014 * Hockey India League MVP:

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References

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* 1984 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players People from Bunnik 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics SV Kampong players HC Bloemendaal players Male field hockey goalkeepers Hockey India League players Field hockey players from Utrecht (province) 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Men's Euro Hockey League–winning players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub