Joost Boks (17 April 1942 – 12 June 2020) was a

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goalkeeper from the

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. He competed at 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, where his team finished in seventh and fifth place, respectively. After his career he lived in

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, Canada, where he died in 2020.

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* 1942 births 2020 deaths Dutch male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Field hockey players from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub