Marten Eikelboom

Marten Eikelboom (born 12 October 1973 in Zwolle) is a field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. After the World Hockey Cup in Kuala Lumpur (2002) he retired from the national squad, but in 2004 he made a comeback, just because of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished second.

Marten Eikelboom

Personal information
Born	(1973-10-12) 12 October 1973 Zwolle, Netherlands
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
	Hattem
1994–2004	Amsterdam
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–2004	Netherlands	177	(58)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team World Cup 1994 Sydney Team 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team EuroHockey Championship 1995 Dublin Team 1999 Padova Team Champions Trophy 1996 Madras Team 1998 Lahore Team 2000 Amstelveen Team 1999 Brisbane Team 2001 Rotterdam Team

Eikelboom played 177 international matches for the Dutch, in which he scored a total number of 58 goals. He made his debut on 5 June 1994 in a friendly against New Zealand. In the Dutch League he played for Hattem and Amsterdam, with whom he won the title four times.