Félix Denayer

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.

Félix Denayer
Personal information
Full name Félix Veronique Denayer
Born (1990-01-31) 31 January 1990
Edegem, Belgium
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Dragons
Senior career
Years Team
2007–present Dragons
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–present Belgium 334 (20)
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
Bronze medal – third place2023 Mönchengladbach
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place2014–15 RaipurTeam

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

References
  1. 2008 Peking
  2. "Felix Denayer Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. Interview in University Magazine
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd". hockey.be (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. 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.


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