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Guus Vogels

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Guus Vogels
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Manchester Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Leipzig 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 1999 Brisbane Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Team

Augustinus ("Guus") Wilhelmus Johannes Marines Vogels (born March 26, 1975 in Naaldwijk, South Holland) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, who twice won Olympic gold medals with the national squad: at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

In 2004 he was the starter and won the silver medal with the Dutch team in Athens. Vogels made his debut in January 1996, at the Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Barcelona, in the match against Belgium: 8-4. He plays for HGC (H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie) in the Dutch League (Hoofdklasse). Vogels was named Best Goalkeeper at the 2004 Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan. Also Vogels was named the best player in the Hockey World Cup 2010 held at New Delhi.