Rogier Alexander Hofman (born 5 September 1986)[1] is a Dutch field hockey player. He was part of the Dutch national team for the 2007 World Championships in Mönchengladbach, where the team finished in a disappointing seventh place. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics, placing fourth in 2016.[2][3]

Rogier Hofman
Hofman at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameRogier Alexander Hofman
NationalityDutch
Born (1986-09-05) 5 September 1986 (age 37)
Vught, the Netherlands[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
ClubHC Bloemendaal[3]
Coached byDave Smolenaars (club)
Paul van Ass (national)[4]
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 The Hague
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gladbach
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2012 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Auckland

Hofman took up field hockey aged eight. In 2012, together with teammate Tim Jenniskens he launched the Sport Helps foundation, which organises sports events for disabled or seriously ill children.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rogier Hofman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Rogier Hofman". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Rogier Hofman". nbcolympics.com.
  4. ^ "Rogier Hofman". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013.

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