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Alexander Robby Hendrickx (born 6 August 1993) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays for Dutch club Pinoké and the Belgian national team as a defender. Playing with the Y1 Hockey LTD X, Hendrickx won 'top goal scorer' at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also won a gold medal with his team for Belgium.[1]

Alexander (Alex) Hendrickx
Hendrickx with his Y1 LTD X stick
Personal information
Full name Alexander Robby Hendrickx
Born (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 29)
Wilrijk, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Pinoké
Youth career
Antwerp
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2015 Antwerp
2015–2018 Dragons
2018–present Pinoké
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Belgium U18 6 (10)
2012–2014 Belgium U21 32 (10)
2012–present Belgium 139 (50)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
World Cup
2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
2019 Antwerp
2017 Amstelveen
2021 Amstelveen
Hockey World League
2014–15 RaipurTeam
Youth Olympic Games
2010 SingaporeTeam
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

International career



Junior national teams


Hendrickx has represented Belgium at junior level in both Under 18 and Under 21 age groups.[2] In 2010, Hendrickx was a member of the Belgium Under-18 side at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The team won the bronze medal, defeating Ghana 4–1 in the third-place playoff.[3] He made his debut for the Belgium Under 21 side, in 2012 at a qualifying for the Junior World Cup.[4] Hendrickx was also a member of the team at the Junior World Cup in New Delhi, India, where the team finished sixth.[5][6]


Senior national team


Hendrickx made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2012, at the Champions Trophy.[7] He was a reserve player at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Belgium won a silver medal.[8][9] In November 2018, he was named in the squad for the 2018 World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India. At the tournament, he finished as top scorer alongside Blake Govers of Australia with 7 goals.[10] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he also was the top goalscorer together with three other players with five goals.[11] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship. Alexander Hendrickx is sponsored by Y1 Hockey. He uses the LB X and LTD X, this is a low bow stick which is well suited to his drag flicking technique. He was top goal scorer at Tokyo 2020 with 14 goals using the LTD X.[12]


2020 Olympics


Alex Hendrickx won Olympic Gold at Tokyo 2020. He was the top goal scorer with 14 goals. He scored a hat-trick in the opening game in their 4–1 win against The Netherlands. He scored another hat-trick against South Africa. In the final group game against Great Britain he suffered a bad injury when he got a stick to the face. He recovered for the knock out stages wearing a protective headband. He played with the Y1 Hockey LTD X stick and is an ambassador for Y1 Hockey.


Club career


Hendrickx started playing hockey for Royal Antwerp. After having played three seasons for Belgian club Dragons he transferred to the Netherlands to play for Pinoké in Amstelveen.[13] He became the top scorer in the 2020–21 Hoofdklasse with 21 goals.[14]


References


  1. "HENDRICKX Alexander". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. "HENDRICKX Alexander". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. "Singapore 2010". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  4. "EuroHockey Junior Championships Men". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  5. "Hero Hockey Junior World Cup Men 2013". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  6. "Belgium". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  7. "Red Lions". Hockey Belgium. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  8. "Alexander Hendrickx". Team Belgium. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  9. "Alexander Hendrickx". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. "Belgium squad for World Cup announced". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  11. "Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019.
  12. "Selectie Red Panthers en Red Lions voor het Europees Kampioenschap aangekondigd". hockey.be (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. Barreveld, Merel (5 June 2018). "Alexander Hendrickx en Jake Smith versterken Pinoké". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  14. de Moor, Max (5 May 2021). "Alex Hendrickx en Frédérique Matla topscorers van 2020-21". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2021.



На других языках


- [en] Alexander Hendrickx

[fr] Alexander Hendrickx

Alexander Hendrickx est un joueur belge de hockey sur gazon né le 6 août 1993. Aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2016, à Rio de Janeiro, il est réserviste de l'équipe de Belgique qui remporte la médaille d'argent du tournoi masculin.

[ru] Хендрикс, Александр

Александр Робби Хендрикс[3] (нидерл. Alexander Robby Hendrickx; род. 6 августа 1993, Вилрейк, Фландрия) — бельгийский хоккеист на траве, защитник, выступающий за голландский клуб «Пиноке» и сборную Бельгии. Олимпийский чемпион 2020 года в Токио и лучший бомбардир этого турнира[4]. Чемпион мира и чемпион Европы.



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