Jacobus Gerardus Maria Alexander ("Lex") Bos (born 22 September 1957 in

Tilburg Tilburg () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant. With a population of 22 ...

) is a former

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goalkeeper from the

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, who was a member of the Dutch National Team that finished sixth in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

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. He was the stand-in for first choice Pierre Hermans. Bos earned a total number of 37 caps, in the years 1982–1986. He retired from international competition after the

1986 Men's Hockey World Cup The 1986 Hockey World Cup was the sixth Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held in London, England. The competition was won by Australia, who defeated host nation England men's national field hockey team, England 2–1 in the ...

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1957 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Tilburg 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub