Loekie Roeg-Rogge

Loekie Roeg-Rogge (13 March 1941 – 25 December 2022) was a Dutch field hockey umpire.

Umpire career

Roeg-Rogge made her international umpire debut in 1978. As international umpire, Roeg-Rogge was umpire of 58 international senior matches and eight international under-21 matches. She was umpire at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She was also umpire at multipe European Championships and World Cups, including at the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. At the 1984 she was the manager of all field hockey umpires. She retired as umpire after the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Roeg-Rogge received the Golden Whistle Award of the FIH in 1984. She was the first Dutch umpire and the first woman to receive this award. To receive this award, a umpire should normally have refereed at least over hundred matches. While Roeg-Rogge refereed less than 100 international matches, she received the award as a token of appreciation As of 2023, she was one of four Dutch ladies who had received this award.

Personal life

Rogge was born in Amsterdam in 1941. Her father was known international field hockey umpire Herman Rogge, who was the umpire at the 1948 Summer Olympics final. She married to Jacob Rog on 1 December 1971. At that time they lived both in Diemen. She lived in Bergen op Zoom in 1984. Roeg-Rogge died in Veere on 25 December 2022, at the age of 81.

• Loekie Roeg-Rogge at Olympedia
• Loekie Roeg-Rogge at FIH