Félix Denayer
Belgian field hockey player
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| Full name | Félix Veronique Denayer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 34) Edegem, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–present | Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008–present | Belgium | 334 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Félix Veronique Denayer (born 31 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player[1][2] who plays as a midfielder for Dragons and the Belgium national team.
Denayer combines his sport with studies at the University of Antwerp.[3]
International career
Denayer competed for the national team at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics.[4][2] With Belgium he won the silver medal at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom, and again at the 2017 European Championships in Amsterdam. He also tasted World Cup success with Belgium in 2018. In 2019, he was a part of the squad which won Belgium its first European title.[5] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[6] He was the captain of the Belgian team which won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
Honours
International
Belgium
Club
Dragons
- Belgian Hockey League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
References
- ^ "2008 Peking". Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Felix Denayer Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Interview in University Magazine". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "Felix Denayer". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd". hockey.be (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Thys, Werner (5 August 2021). "Een koning, zijn prins en de muur: dit zijn onze 18 gouden hockeyhelden". demorgen.be (in Dutch). De Morgen. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
External links
- Félix Denayer at the International Hockey Federation
- Félix Denayer at Olympics.com
- Félix Denayer at Olympedia
- Félix Denayer at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for  Belgium (with Nafissatou Thiam) Tokyo 2020 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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Belgium squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 9th place | ||
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Belgium squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 5th place | ||
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Belgium squad – 2013 EuroHockey Championship – 2nd place | ||
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Belgium squad – 2014 World Cup – 5th place | ||
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Belgium squad – 2015 EuroHockey Championship – 5th place | ||
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Belgium squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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Belgium squad – 2017 EuroHockey Championship – Runners–up | ||
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Belgium squad – 2018 World Cup – Champions (1st Title) | ||
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Belgium squad – 2019 EuroHockey Championship – Champions (1st Title) | ||
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Belgium squad – 2021 EuroHockey Championship – 3rd place | ||
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