Det de Beus

Anna Maria Bernadette "Det" de Beus (18 February 1958 21 July 2013) in the Netherlands. Born in Utrecht, she was the first goalkeeper in women's field hockey to wear a mask.

Det de Beus
Personal information
Born Anna Maria Bernadette de Beus
(1958-02-18)18 February 1958
Utrecht
Died 21 June 2013(2013-06-21) (aged 55)
Rijswijk
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978-1988 Netherlands 79
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Los AngelesTeam
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulTeam
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1987 Amstelveen Team
European Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place1987 LondonTeam

A player from Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club in Eindhoven, De Beus played in goal for the Netherlands between 1978 and 1988. She played 105 caps for her country and was part of the gold medal-winning Olympic team in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She retired from the sport at the end of Olympic Games in Seoul in September 1988 after winning the bronze medal by beating Great Britain 3–1.

She died of cancer in Rijswijk in July 2013.[1]

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