Rob Derikx
Field hockey player
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| Intro | Field hockey player | |
| Places | Netherlands | |
| is | Athlete Field hockey player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 25 August 1982, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | |
| Age | 42 years | |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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Biography
Rob Gerard Marie Derikx (born 25 August 1982 in Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
The midfielder made his debut on April 18, 2001 in a friendly match against Germany: 2-3. He played for Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club in the Dutch League (Hoofdklasse), after a long time spell with HC Den Bosch. His older brother Geert-Jan is also a member of the Dutch field hockey squad. In 2003 he was nominated by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for the Talent of the Year Award.