Det de Beus
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. References External links Dutch Hockey Federation 1958 births 2013 deaths Dutch female field hockey players Female field hockey goalkeepers Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in field hockey Sportspeople from Utrecht (city) Field hockey players from Utrecht (province) Deaths from cancer in the Netherlands Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people