Name Roepie Kruize Role Olympic athlete | Died February 14, 1992 | |
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Children Ties Kruize, Hidde Kruize, Hans Kruize, Elske Dijkstra-Kruize |
Jan Hendrik "Roepie" Kruize (January 18, 1925 in Heemstede – February 14, 1992 in Den Haag) is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands. He was one of the Netherlands's most famous players in the years following World War II. Kruize won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, followed by the silver medal, four years later in Helsinki.


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