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Jérôme Truyens

Personal information
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(1987-08-04) 4 August 1987 (age 37) Uccle, Belgium
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Field hockey
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team

Jérôme Truyens (born 4 August 1987) is a Belgian international field hockey player. He plays for Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles in Brussels and is an attacker.

Jérôme Truyens is part of the national team that reached the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by ending third at the 2007 European Championship in Manchester. At that 2007 tournament, during the little final Truyens scored the winning goal in the last minute against the German team. In the first game of Belgium at the Olympics in Beijing against Spain, he scored again. However, the Belgian team lost 4-2. Eventually Belgium ended at the ninth place. Also at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he competed for the national team in the men's tournament, now reaching the fifth place. Truyens became European vice-champion with Belgium at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom.

References

1. Jérôme Truyens: "Grandir avec le Racing" 04/03/2010
2. London2012.com

External links

• Jérôme Truyens at Olympedia
• Jérôme Truyens at Team Belgium (in Dutch)

v t e Belgium squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 9th place
1 de Greve 2 Reckinger 4 Renaer 5 Dekeyser 6 L. Vandeweghe 7 Dohmen 8 van den Balck 9 Luycx 10 Charlier 11 C. Vandeweghe 14 Goldberg 15 Gucassoff 17 Briels 18 Houssein 19 Denayer 28 Truyens Coach: Commens

v t e Belgium squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 5th place
2 Reckinger 5 Dekeyser 7 Dohmen 8 van Aubel 9 Luycx 10 Charlier 11 Van Hove 12 Boccard 13 Thys 17 Briels 19 Denayer 21 Vanasch 22 Gougnard 23 De Saedeleer 27 Boon 28 Truyens Coach: Batch

v t e Belgium squad – 2012 Champions Trophy – 5th place
2 Reckinger 3 Gucassoff 4 Van Doren 7 Dohmen 9 Dockier 10 Charlier 12 Boccard 14 de Paeuw 16 Hendrickx 17 Briels 19 Denayer 21 Vanasch 22 Gougnard 23 De Saedeleer 25 Luypaert 27 Boon 28 Truyens 29 Van Strydonck Coach: Lammers

v t e Belgium squad – 2013 EuroHockey Championship – 2nd place
2 Reckinger 3 Gucassoff 4 Van Doren 5 Dekeyser 7 Dohmen 8 Van Aubel 9 Dockier 10 Charlier 15 Stockbroekx 17 Briels 19 Denayer 21 Vanasch 22 Gougnard 23 De Saedeleer 25 Luypaert 27 Boon 28 Truyens 29 Van Strydonck Coach: Lammers

v t e Belgium squad – 2014 World Cup – 5th place
2 Reckinger 3 Gucassoff 4 Van Doren 6 Thiery 7 Dohmen 8 van Aubel 9 Dockier 10 Charlier 15 Stockbroekx 17 Briels 19 Denayer 21 Vanasch 22 Gougnard 23 De Saedeleer 27 Boon 28 Truyens (C) 29 Van Strydonck 32 Cosyns Coach: Lammers

v t e Belgium squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
4 Van Doren 7 Dohmen 8 Van Aubel 9 Dockier 10 Charlier 12 Boccard 15 Stockbroekx 17 Briels 19 Denayer 21 Vanasch 22 Gougnard 25 Luypaert 27 Boon 28 Truyens 29 Van Strydonck 32 Cosyns Coach: McLeod

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