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Tom Boon

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Tom Boon
Boon in 2016
Personal information
Full nameTom Alain Boon
Born (1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 (age 36)
Brussels, Belgium
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionForward
ClubLéopold
Youth career
Team
– White Star
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
– White Star - -
–2013 Racing - -
2013–2015 Bloemendaal - -
2015–2019 Racing - -
2019–2025 Léopold - -
2025–2026 Ranchi Royals - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2008–present Belgium 354 (294)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Bhubaneswar
Silver medal – second place2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 Antwerp
Silver medal – second place2013 Boom
Silver medal – second place2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place2021 Amstelveen
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place2014–15 RaipurTeam

Tom Alain Boon (born 25 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Belgium national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players in the world.

He won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics.[1]

Club career

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He started at Royal White Star HC, and after also having played for Bloemendaal, he played four years for the Belgian team Racing Club de Bruxelles.[2] In 2019, he moved to the 2018–19 Belgian national champions, Léopold, where he signed a contract for five seasons.[3]

International career

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Boon made his debut in the national team in 2008. In 2009 he finished fifth with this team at the European Championship in Amstelveen and in 2011 they finished fourth at the European Championship in Mönchengladbach. In 2011, he also won the Champions Challenge. With his club Racing Brussels, he became Belgian field hockey champion for five consecutive years (2009–2013). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament that came fifth.[4] Boon became European silver medalist with Belgium at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom. In spite of his opening goal against Germany, Belgium lost the final by 1–3.[5]

At the 2016 Olympics, he was part of the Belgium team that on the silver medal. Boon himself scored a goal in the quarter-final.[1] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, where Belgium won its first European title,[6] he was the top goalscorer together with three other players with five goals.[7] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[8]

Personal life

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Boon was born in a hockey family. His grandmother Jacqueline Ronsmans was a Belgian international player, just like his mother Carine Boon-Coudron and his uncles Eric and Marc Coudron (Belgian record international with 358 games). His sister Jill Boon has also played Olympic hockey for Belgium.[9][10]

International goals

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Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 August 2011Mönchengladbach, Germany Russia3–07–12011 Men's EuroHockey Championship
2.24 August 2011 Spain2–23–2
3.26 November 2011Johannesburg, South Africa India2–23–32011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
4.27 November 2011 Poland1–07–3
5.3–0
6.5–1
7.6–2
8.29 November 2011 South Africa1–02–1
9.1 December 2011 Canada4–04–0
10.4 December 2011 India4–34–3
11.3 August 2012London, United Kingdom South Korea1–02–12012 Summer Olympics
12.5 August 2012 New Zealand1–01–1
13.7 August 2012 India3–03–0
14.11 August 2012 Spain2–15–2
15.4–1
16.4 December 2012Melbourne, Australia Netherlands1–34–52012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
17.2–3
18.9 December 2012 Germany1–05–4 (a.e.t.)
19.6 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France Portugal1–019–02012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
20.2–0
21.8–0
22.9–0
23.16–0
24.18–0
25.19–0
26.7 May 2013 Scotland4–17–1
27.6–1
28.9 May 2013 France1–13–2
29.11 May 2013 Canada1–05–2
30.4–1
31.12 May 2013 Poland6–010–1
32.8–1
33.10–1
34.15 June 2013Rotterdam, Netherlands France3–03–02012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
35.19 June 2013 Ireland5–26–3
36.21 June 2013 New Zealand2–13–2
37.3–1
38.23 June 2013 Australia1–12–2 (7–6 p)
39.17 August 2013Boom, Belgium Germany1–12–12013 Men's EuroHockey Championship
40.2–1
41.19 August 2013 Czech Republic2–04–0
42.21 August 2013 Spain1–02–2
43.25 August 2013 Germany1–01–3
44.2 June 2014The Hague, Netherlands Malaysia1–16–22014 Men's Hockey World Cup
45.2–2
46.3–2
47.5–2
48.15 June 2014 Germany1–14–2
49.7 December 2014Bhubaneswar, India Australia4–44–42014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
50.13 December 2014 Netherlands1–22–2 (2–4 p)
51.1 July 2015Antwerp, Belgium France5–25–32014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
52.23 August 2015London, England France4–34–32015 Men's EuroHockey Championship
53.27 August 2015 Spain2–03–0
54.3–0
55.29 August 2015 Russia1–011–4
56.2–0
57.3–2
58.4–2
59.7–3
60.9–3
61.11–4
62.14 August 2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil India3–13–12016 Summer Olympics
63.9 July 2017Johannesburg, South Africa Egypt2–010–02016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
64.9–0
65.11 July 2017 Ireland3–16–2
66.5–1
67.6–1
68.19 July 2017 New Zealand2–02–0
69.23 July 2017 Germany2–16–1
70.21 August 2017Amstelveen, Netherlands Netherlands5–05–02017 Men's EuroHockey Championship
71.25 August 2017 Germany1–12–2 (2–0 p)
72.27 August 2017 Netherlands1–02–4
73.2 December 2017Bhubaneswar, India Argentina3–13–22016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final
74.5 December 2017 Netherlands3–03–0
75.23 June 2018Breda, Netherlands Australia3–23–32018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
76.1 July 2018 Pakistan1–12–2 (2–1 p)
77.11 December 2018Bhubaneswar, India Pakistan5–05–02018 Men's Hockey World Cup
78.13 December 2018 Germany2–12–1
79.15 December 2018 England1–06–0
80.26 January 2019Córdoba, Argentina Argentina1–04–22019 Men's FIH Pro League
81.4–1
82.10 April 2019Brussels, Belgium Spain2–07–3
83.5–0
84.30 May 2019Antwerp, Belgium Great Britain2–04–2
85.9 June 2019's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Netherlands2–03–4
86.3–4
87.12 June 2019Krefeld, Germany Germany5–08–0
88.28 June 2019Amstelveen, Netherlands Netherlands2–13–1
89.16 August 2019Antwerp, Belgium Spain3–05–02019 Men's EuroHockey Championship
90.18 August 2019 England1–02–0
91.20 August 2019 Wales2–06–0
92.22 August 2019 Germany1–24–2
93.24 August 2019 Spain3–05–0
116.1 February 2020Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand3–06–22020–21 Men's FIH Pro League
117.6–2
118.31 October 2020Brussels, Belgium Great Britain2–13–2
119.5 June 2021Amstelveen, Netherlands Spain2–14–22021 Men's EuroHockey Championship
120.4–1
121.6 June 2021 England1–11–2
122.8 June 2021 Russia7–19–2
123.12 June 2021 England1–03–2
124.3–1
125.29 July 2021Tokyo, Japan Canada8–19–12020 Summer Olympics
126.30 July 2021 Great Britain1–12–2
127.1 August 2021 Spain2–13–1
286.2 June 2024Antwerp, Belgium Australia1–14–4 (3–2 p)2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League
287.25 June 2024Utrecht, Netherlands Netherlands1–01–3
288.27 July 2024Paris, France Ireland1–02–02024 Summer Olympics
289.30 July 2024 Australia2–06–2
290.3–1
291.6–2

References

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  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tom Boon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Hockey (DH): Van Strydonck rejoint les Pays-Bas et Oranje Zwart". La Capitale (in French). 20 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Tom Boon verlaat Racing en ondertekent een contract voor vijf seizoenen bij Léopold". www.hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Tom Boon". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "TriFinance EuroHockey 2013". 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd". hockey.be (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "De familie Boon". David Steegen (in Dutch). brusselnieuws.be. 23 March 2012.
  10. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jill Boon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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