Jorrit Croon

Jorrit Croon

Croon at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Dutch
Born (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country  Netherlands
Sport Field hockey
Club HGC
Coached by Jan Jorn van't Land (club)
Max Caldas (national)[2]

Jorrit Croon (born 9 August 1998) is a Dutch field hockey midfielder,[3] he started playing hockey at LSC Alecto. In 2014 when Croon was 16 he was called up to play in the first team, since then he has been a regular in the starting lineup.[4] In 2016 Croon and his team finished 3rd in the Hoofdklasse but were eliminated in the playoffs to win the national championship. after his great performances in the Hoofdklasse he was called up for the national team to play in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]

Croon is studying commercial economy at the Johan Cruyff University in Amsterdam.[2]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jorrit Croon.
  1. Jorrit Croon. rio2016.com
  2. 1 2 Jorrit Croon. nbcolympics.com
  3. Jorrit Croon (27 May 2016). "Jorrit Croon". Hockey.nl. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. Door: Sportredactie. "Supertalent Jorrit Croon (HGC) droomt van olympisch hockeyteam: 'Dat zou megamooi zijn' – Omroep West". Omroepwest.nl. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. "'Wat goed is, is goed. En Jorrit Croon is een goede speler' | NOS". Nos.nl. Retrieved 16 August 2016.


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