Det de Beus

Anna Maria Bernadette "Det" de Beus (18 February 1958 21 July 2013) in the Netherlands. Born in Utrecht, she was the first goalkeeper in women's field hockey to wear a mask.

Det de Beus
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1984 Los AngelesTeam
1988 SeoulTeam
Champions Trophy
1987 Amstelveen Team
European Nations Cup
1987 LondonTeam

A player from Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club in Eindhoven, De Beus played in goal for the Netherlands between 1978 and 1988. She played 105 caps for her country and was part of the gold medal winning Olympic team in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She retired from the sport at the end of Olympic Games in Seoul in September 1988 after winning the bronze medal by beating Great Britain 3–1.

She died of cancer in Rijswijk in July 2013.[1]

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