Augustin Meurmans

Augustin Jean Meurmans (born 29 May 1997) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Club de Bruxelles.[1]

Augustin Meurmans
Personal information
Full name Augustin Jean Meurmans
Born (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997
Ottignies, Belgium
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Racing
Youth career
2007–2015 LARA Wavre HC
Senior career
Years Team
2015–present Racing
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Belgium U21 14 (1)
2017–2021 Belgium 74 (1)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place2017 Amstelveen
Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place2016 Lucknow
Last updated on: 10 May 2022

International career

He was part of the Belgian selection that placed for the final at the 2017 European Championship in Amstelveen.[2] Initially, he was not selected for the 2018 World Cup but he replaced John-John Dohmen later in the tournament who had to withdraw injured.[3] He played in Belgium's last four matches of the tournament, which they eventually won by defeating the Netherlands in the final. In November 2021 he announced he would take a break from the national team to focus on his studies.[4]

Honours
Racing
Belgium

References
  1. "World League - we ontmoetten de jonge Augustin Meurmans op de eerste rustdag" (in Dutch). Hockeynews.be. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. "België - Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017" (in Dutch). Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. "Pech voor Red Lions: John-John Dohmen verlaat WK hockey door bronchitis". hln.be (in Dutch). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. "Augustin Meurmans stopt (tijdelijk) bij Red Lions en focust op studies". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. Thys, Werner (8 May 2022). "Racing verovert eerste hockeytitel sinds 1941". hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 10 May 2022.


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