Gauthier Boccard

Gauthier Boccard (born 26 August 1991) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Léopold and the Belgian national team.

Gauthier Boccard
Boccard in 2016
Personal information
Born (1991-08-26) 26 August 1991
Uccle, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club Léopold
Youth career
Orée
Senior career
Years Team
2008–2009 Orée
2009–2022 Waterloo Ducks
2022–present Léopold
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–present Belgium 247 (13)
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 Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Antwerp
Silver medal – second place2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place2021 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place2023 Mönchengladbach
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place2014–15 RaipurTeam

Club career

In the 2018–19 Euro Hockey League, Boccard's Waterloo Ducks became the first Belgian club to win the Euro Hockey League.[1][2] He also won three national title with the Waterloo Ducks. In March 2022 he signed a four year contract at Royal Léopold Club from the summer of 2022 onwards.[3]

International career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. Gauthier Boccard also participated with the Belgium men's national field hockey team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. The Belgian Red Lions made an impression during these Games, winning the silver medal, and Gauthier Boccard scored one goal.[4] He was a part of the Belgian squad which won Belgium its first World Cup and European title.[5] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[6] He was also part of the Belgian squad that won the gold medal at the delayed 2020 Olympics.[7]

Honours

Waterloo Ducks

Belgium

References
  1. "Waterloo Ducks winnen Euro Hockey League na 4-0-winst tegen Köln". hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. "Waterloo Ducks in EHL heaven with remarkable 4–0 grand final success in Eindhoven". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. "Gauthier Boccard rejoindra le Léopold à la fin de la saison". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. "Gauthier Boccard". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  5. "Goud in eigen land! De Red Lions winnen na het WK nu ook het EK". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 24 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. "Gauthier BOCCARD". Olympics.com. Retrieved 24 December 2021.


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