Egbert de Graeff

Egbert Cornelis Christiaan de Graeff (11 December 1936 – 7 July 2017) was Jonkheer and a Dutch field hockey player.

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Graeff, not Graeff.
Egbert de Graeff
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Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born(1936-12-11)11 December 1936
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died7 July 2017(2017-07-07) (aged 80)[1]
Sport
SportField hockey

Biography

Egbert de Graeff was a member of the De Graeff family. His father was Herman Jacob de Graeff (1907-1978), and his grandfather Dirk Georg de Graeff. He played for many years for the field hockey club TOGO from The Hague.

De Graeff appeared in the national hockey team several times and was active at the men's tournament during the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he took 9th place with the Netherlands.[2]

References
  1. "Jonkheer Egbert Cornelis Christiaan de Graeff". mensenlinq.nl. July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2020. (in Dutch)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Egbert de Graeff Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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