Félix Denayer

Félix Denayer
Personal information
Full name Félix Veronique Denayer
Born (1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 34)
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)
2008–2024 Belgium 402 (48)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bhubaneswar
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antwerp
Silver medal – second place 2013 Boom
Silver medal – second place 2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place 2014–15 Raipur Team

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. He played 402 matches for the Belgium national team from 2008 until 2024.

Denayer combines his sport with studies at the University of Antwerp.[3]

International career

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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] In August 2024 he announced after the quarterfinal loss in the 2024 Summer Olympics against Spain would be his last match with the national team.[8][9]

Honours

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International

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Belgium

Club

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Dragons

References

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  1. ^ "Pékin 2008 > Délégation belge" [Beijing 2008 > Belgian delegation]. olympic.be (in French). Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Felix Denayer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Interview in University Magazine". ua.ac.be. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2013. Jeffrey Thys and Félix Denayer, two students of Applied Economics who both play for the national hockey team, the Red Lions, will be travelling to the Olympics in London this summer
  4. ^ "Felix Denayer". London2012.com. 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" [Gold in their own country! After the World Cup, the Red Lions now also win the European Championship]. sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd" [Red Panthers and Red Lions selection for European Championship announced]. 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" [A king, his prince and the wall: these are our 18 golden hockey heroes]. demorgen.be (in Dutch). De Morgen. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Red Lions : les arrêts, les incertitudes" [Red Lions: the stops, the uncertainties]. okey.lalibre.be (in French). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  9. ^ "JO 2024 – Hockey : au moins cinq champions olympiques de Tokyo partent à la retraite après la désillusion contre l'Espagne" [2024 Olympics – Hockey: At least five Tokyo Olympic champions retire after disappointment against Spain]. lalibre.be (in French). La Libre. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Belgium
(with Nafissatou Thiam)
Tokyo 2020
Succeeded by
Incumbent