Guus Vogels

Augustinus ("Guus") Wilhelmus Johannes Marines Vogels (born March 26, 1975 in Naaldwijk, South Holland) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, who twice won Olympic gold medals with the national squad: at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Guus Vogels
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaTeam
2000 SydneyTeam
2004 AthensTeam
World Championship
2002 Kuala LumpurTeam
2010 New DelhiTeam
European Championship
2007 ManchesterTeam
2005 LeipzigTeam
Champions Trophy
2000 AmstelveenTeam
2002 CologneTeam
2003 AmstelveenTeam
2006 TerrassaTeam
2004 LahoreTeam
2005 ChennaiTeam
1999 BrisbaneTeam
2007 Kuala LumpurTeam

In 2004 he was the starter and won the silver medal with the Dutch team in Athens. Vogels made his debut in January 1996, at the Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Barcelona, in the match against Belgium: 8-4. He plays for HGC (H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie) in the Dutch League (Hoofdklasse). Vogels was named Best Goalkeeper at the 2004 Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan. Also Vogels was named the best player in the Hockey World Cup 2010 held at New Delhi.


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