Duco Telgenkamp
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Duco Valentijn Telgenkamp | ||
| Born |
17 July 2002 The Hague, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kampong | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | HGC | ||
| 2014–2020 | HDM | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2020–2022 | HDM | ||
| 2022–present | Kampong | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2022–present | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (4) |
| 2023–present | Netherlands | 11 | (11) |
Medal record | |||
Duco Valentijn Telgenkamp (born 17 July 2002)[2] is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward for Hoofdklasse club Kampong and the Netherlands national team.[3]
Club career
[edit]Telgenkamp started playing hockey aged six at HGC, when he was 12 years old, he switched to HDM.[4] After two years in the Promotieklasse with HDM, he moved to Kampong in 2022. He scored two goals in his debut for Kampong.[5]
International career
[edit]Under–21
[edit]Telgenkamp made his international debut for the Netherlands at under–21 level. He was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent.[6][7]
In 2023, Telgenkamp was named in the squad for the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.[8]
Oranje
[edit]Following his junior debut, Telgenkamp was called up to make his senior international debut in 2023. He made his first appearance for the senior national team during season four of the FIH Pro League.[6] He later represented the team again at the EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach. At the tournament, he won a gold medal and was named Young Player of the Tournament.[9]
Controversy at the 2024 Summer Olympics
[edit]During the men's field hockey final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Duco Telgenkamp became the center of a significant controversy following the Netherlands' victory over Germany. After a tense match that ended in a 1-1 draw, the Dutch team won 3-1 in a penalty shootout, with Telgenkamp scoring the decisive goal against German goalkeeper Jean-Paul Danneberg.
Following the goal Telgenkamp mocked Danneberg by making a shushing gesture,[10] which sparked a physical altercation on the field. This incident drew widespread media attention and led to discussions about sportsmanship at the Olympic level.
References
[edit]- ^ "Duco Telgenkamp". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Duco Telgenkamp". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Becker, Jan Pieter (8 September 2023). "Duco Telgenkamp, hockeyinternational, topscorer en ondernemer: "Ik wil altijd de beste zijn!"". dewassenaarsekrant.nl (in Dutch). De Wassenaarse Krant. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Janssen en Telgenkamp bezorgen Kampong winst bij seizoenstart: 'Voelt weer als vanouds'". rtvutrecht.nl (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ a b "TELGENKAMP Duco". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Competitions Archive" (PDF). eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Jong Oranje naar WK: geen Bukkens, keeperskeuze volgt later". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Double Dutch titles as men win title for fourth time in five editions". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Telegraph
External links
[edit]- Duco Telgenkamp at the International Hockey Federation
- Duco Telgenkamp at the European Hockey Federation
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