John-John Dohmen
.jpg) Dohmen in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John-John Dominique Dohmen | ||
| Born |
24 January 1988 Anderlecht, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Orée | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Léopold | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Léopold | |||
| –2020 | Waterloo Ducks | ||
| 2020–present | Orée | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2024 | Belgium | 408 | (63) |
Medal record | |||
John-John Dominique Dohmen (born 24 January 1988) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays for Orée and the Belgium national team as a midfielder. He played 481 matches for the Belgium national team from 2005 until 2024.
Biography
[edit]John-John Dohmen was born in Anderlecht in 1988, and spent his youth in Ittre.[1]
He has graduated in ergotherapy.[2] In 2014, he was a candidate for the Centre démocrate humaniste in the Belgian regional elections in Walloon Brabant.[1]
Dohmen started playing hockey when he was five years old, and debuted at Royal Léopold Club in Uccle.[3]
He was a player for the Waterloo Ducks until 2020, and since 2013, the captain of the Belgian national team (the "Red Lions").[1] He has won five national titles, one with Léopold and four with Waterloo. He was named Belgian hockey player of the year for the season 2008–2009.[3] In the 2018–19 Euro Hockey League, Dohmen's Waterloo Ducks became the first Belgian club to win the Euro Hockey League.[4][5]
International career
[edit]Dohmen debuted with the national team when he was only 16 years old, in a match against Italy. As of June 30th 2023, he had played 450 matches for the Red Lions.[3]
He participated in his first Olympics at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6] Dohmen became European vice-champion with Belgium at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom.[citation needed] In August 2024 he announced after the quarterfinal loss in the 2024 Summer Olympics against Spain would be his last match with the national team.[7][8]
Olympic silver medalist
[edit]In his third Olympics, Rio 2016, Dohmen led his team to the silver medal in the men's field hockey tournament.[3]
World hockey player of the year
[edit]At the 2016 FIH Player of the Year Awards, the main awards given by the International Hockey Federation, Dohmen was crowned the 2016 FIH Player of the Year.[9] He was previously nominated for the same award in 2013 and 2015.[3]
Awards
[edit]- 2009: Belgian hockey player of the year
- 2016: Officer in the Order of Walloon Merit[10]
- 2017: FIH Player of the Year 2016 at the FIH Player of the Year Awards
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Qui est John-John Dohmen, la nouvelle recrue d'André Antoine". Le Vif (in French). 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "John-John Dohmen" (in Dutch). Team Belgium. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Goffaut, Christophe (23 February 2017). "John-John Dohmen, l'apprenti devenu guide". L'Avenir (in French). Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Waterloo Ducks winnen Euro Hockey League na 4-0-winst tegen Köln". www.hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Waterloo Ducks in EHL heaven with remarkable 4-0 grand final success in Eindhoven". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "John-John Dohmen". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Red Lions : les arrêts, les incertitudes". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "JO 2024 – Hockey : au moins cinq champions olympiques de Tokyo partent à la retraite après la désillusion contre l'Espagne". lalibre.be (in French). La Libre. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "John-John Dohmen, Naomi Van named best hockey players of 2016". India.com. India-Asian News Agence. 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "John John Dohmen Officier (2016)". Connaître la Wallonie (in French). Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
External links
[edit]
- John-John Dohmen at the International Hockey Federation
- John-John Dohmen at Olympics.com
- John-John Dohmen at Olympedia
- John-John Dohmen at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French) (archive)
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Belgian male field hockey players
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- People from Anderlecht
- Olympic field hockey players for Belgium
- Olympic silver medalists for Belgium
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Waterloo Ducks H.C. players
- Men's Belgian Hockey League players
- Royal Léopold Club players
- Olympic gold medalists for Belgium
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players from Brussels
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players