Det de Beus

Personal information
Born	Anna Maria Bernadette de Beus (1958-02-18)18 February 1958 Utrecht
Died	21 June 2013(2013-06-21) (aged 55) Rijswijk
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club
National team
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)
1978-1988	Netherlands	79
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team 1988 Seoul Team Champions Trophy 1987 Amstelveen Team European Nations Cup 1987 London Team

Anna Maria Bernadette "Det" de Beus (18 February 1958 – 21 July 2013) in the Netherlands. Born in Utrecht, she was the first goalkeeper in women's field hockey to wear a mask.

A player from Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club in Eindhoven, De Beus played in goal for the Netherlands between 1978 and 1988. She played 105 caps for her country and was part of the gold medal-winning Olympic team in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She retired from the sport at the end of Olympic Games in Seoul in September 1988 after winning the bronze medal by beating Great Britain 3–1.

She died of cancer in Rijswijk in July 2013.^[1]

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External links[edit]

• Det de Beus at the International Hockey Federation
• Det de Beus at Olympedia
• Dutch Hockey Federation