Franciscus Ronaldus ("Ronald") Maria Jansen (born 30 December 1963 in
Sint-Michielsgestel
Sint-Michielsgestel () is a village in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands.
Geography
The 120 km long river Dommel flows north from a well near Peer in Belgium. Just north of 's-Hertogenbosch it is joined by the Aa and ...
) is a former
field hockey
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goalkeeper from the
Netherlands
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, who twice won the gold medal at the
Summer Olympics
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.
He played a total number of 183 international matches for his native country, and made his debut on 23 June 1987 at the
1987 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 1987 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the ninth edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for men. The tournament was held from 19–28 June 1987, in Amstelveen, Netherlands.
West Germany won the tournament for the second time. Netherlands and ...
in a match against
Argentina
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.
External links
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Dutch Hockey Federation
1963 births
Living people
Male field hockey goalkeepers
Dutch male field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
Dutch field hockey coaches
Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
People from Sint-Michielsgestel
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
HC Den Bosch players
Oranje Zwart players
20th-century Dutch people
21st-century Dutch people
Sportspeople from North Brabant
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