Rogier Hofman
Appearance
![]() Hofman at the 2016 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Rogier Alexander Hofman |
Nationality | Dutch |
Born | Vught, the Netherlands[1] | 5 September 1986
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] |
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Field hockey |
Club | HC Bloemendaal[3] |
Coached by | Dave Smolenaars (club) Paul van Ass (national)[4] |
Medal record |
Rogier Alexander Hofman (born 5 September 1986)[1] is a Dutch field hockey player. He was part of the Dutch national team for the 2007 World Championships in Mönchengladbach, where the team finished in a disappointing seventh place. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics, placing fourth in 2016.[2][3]
Hofman took up field hockey aged eight. In 2012, together with teammate Tim Jenniskens he launched the Sport Helps foundation, which organises sports events for disabled or seriously ill children.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rogier Hofman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Rogier Hofman". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Rogier Hofman". nbcolympics.com.
- ^ "Rogier Hofman". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013.
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- Rogier Hofman at the International Hockey Federation
- Rogier Hofman at Olympics.com
- Rogier Hofman at Olympedia
- Rogier Hofman at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Dutch male field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
- People from Vught
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- HC Bloemendaal players
- 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 20th-century Dutch people
- 21st-century Dutch people