Marten Eikelboom

Summary

Marten Eikelboom (born 12 October 1973 in Zwolle) is a field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. After the World Hockey Cup in Kuala Lumpur (2002) he retired from the national squad, but in 2004 he made a comeback, just because of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished second.

Marten Eikelboom
Personal information
Born (1973-10-12) 12 October 1973 (age 50)
Zwolle, Netherlands
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
Hattem
1994–2004 Amsterdam
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2004 Netherlands 177 (58)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1994 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place 1995 Dublin Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Padova Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1996 Madras Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Lahore Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Brisbane Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Rotterdam Team

Eikelboom played 177 international matches for the Dutch, in which he scored a total number of 58 goals. He made his debut on 5 June 1994 in a friendly against New Zealand. In the Dutch League he played for Hattem and Amsterdam, with whom he won the title four times.

External links edit

  • Marten Eikelboom at Olympedia 
  • Dutch Hockey Federation