Personal information | |
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Full name | Paulus Tarcisius Maria "Paul" Litjens [1] |
Nationality | Dutch |
Born | Loon op Zand, Netherlands | 9 November 1947
Died | 13 December 2023 | (aged 76)
Sport | |
Country | Netherlands |
Sport | Field hockey |
Event | Men's team |
Club | Kampong, Utrecht |
Paul Litjens (9 November 1947 – 13 December 2023) was a Dutch field hockey player. He played 177 matches with the Netherlands national team, scoring 268 goals, an international record he held from 1982 to 2004. [2]
Litjens played for hockey clubs in Uden and Zaanstad before joining HC Kampong of Utrecht. He was a member of the Dutch team that became World Champion in 1973 and participated in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In both these Olympics, the Dutch team took a fourth place. In 1981 Litjens and the Dutch team won the Champions Trophy in Karachi.
Litjens specialized in the penalty corner and was a prolific goal scorer. He was the top scorer in the Olympic Games of 1976 and at the 1981 Champions Trophy. [3]
Litjens was the brand ambassador of Rucanor. He appeared in the poster for its Karachi King Super hockey stick. [3]
Litjens died on 13 December 2023, at the age of 76. [4]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Paulus Tarcisius Maria "Paul" Litjens [1] |
Nationality | Dutch |
Born | Loon op Zand, Netherlands | 9 November 1947
Died | 13 December 2023 | (aged 76)
Sport | |
Country | Netherlands |
Sport | Field hockey |
Event | Men's team |
Club | Kampong, Utrecht |
Paul Litjens (9 November 1947 – 13 December 2023) was a Dutch field hockey player. He played 177 matches with the Netherlands national team, scoring 268 goals, an international record he held from 1982 to 2004. [2]
Litjens played for hockey clubs in Uden and Zaanstad before joining HC Kampong of Utrecht. He was a member of the Dutch team that became World Champion in 1973 and participated in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In both these Olympics, the Dutch team took a fourth place. In 1981 Litjens and the Dutch team won the Champions Trophy in Karachi.
Litjens specialized in the penalty corner and was a prolific goal scorer. He was the top scorer in the Olympic Games of 1976 and at the 1981 Champions Trophy. [3]
Litjens was the brand ambassador of Rucanor. He appeared in the poster for its Karachi King Super hockey stick. [3]
Litjens died on 13 December 2023, at the age of 76. [4]