Taeke Taekema

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Taeke Taekema
Personal information
Full name Taeke Wiebe Doekes Taekema
Born (1980-01-14) 14 January 1980 (age 44)
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Playing position Defender, midfielder
Senior career
Years Team
LOHC
0000–2005 Klein Zwitserland
2005–2013 Amsterdam
2013–2014 Schaerweijde
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2011 Netherlands 242 (221)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 New Dehli Team
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Manchester Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Leipzig Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gladbach Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2000 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Cologne Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Terrassa Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Lahore Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Chennai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Auckland Team

Taeke Wiebe Doekes Taekema (born 14 January 1980) is a Dutch field hockey player and drag flicker (penalty corner specialist) who won the silver medal with the national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Born in Leiderdorp, he made his debut on 28 January 2000 in a friendly match in and against Egypt and has played in over two hundred international matches for the Dutch.

During the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, Taekema struck a record 16 goals, including a double hat trick against Belgium in the semi-finals. Sportswear maker Adidas introduced its limited edition TT10 hockey stick, which incorporated Taekema's initials and jersey number.

He was the Top scorer in the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup held in New Delhi with 8 goals along with Luke Doerner.

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