Sander de Wijn

Sander de Wijn
Personal information
Full nameSander Sebastian
Robert Jan de Wijn
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 36)
Boxmeer, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefender
Youth career
Years Team
1998–2008 Union
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2008–2026 Kampong - -
2018 → UniKL - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2011–2021 Netherlands 161 (8)
2022–2024 Netherlands hockey5s 13 (19)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Men's field hockey
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 The Hague
Silver medal – second place2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 London
Gold medal – first place2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place2021 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place2011 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2012 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place2011 Auckland
Hockey World League
Gold medal – first place2012–13 New DelhiTeam
Men's hockey5s
Hockey5s World Cup
Gold medal – first place2024 Muscat
EuroHockey5s Championship
Gold medal – first place2022 Walcz

Sander Sebastiaan Robert Jan de Wijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɑndər də ˈʋɛin]; born 2 May 1990) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a defender for Kampong and the Dutch national team.

Career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament winning a silver medal. He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the Netherlands lost the bronze-medal match to Germany in the field hockey tournament. In March 2026, he announced his retirement from playing hockey. In his final season, he won his second Men's Euro Hockey League with Kampong, scoring two goals in the competition.

Honours

Club

Kampong
UniKL

International

Netherlands
Netherlands hockey5s

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Hockey: Netherlands". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sander de Wijn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kampong-icoon De Wijn kondigt afscheid van tophockey aan". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 van Nugteren, Marco (7 April 2026). "Droomafscheid voor Sander de Wijn: 'Dit raakt me enorm'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Gouden Stick voor Sander de Wijn". rtvutrecht.nl (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2026.