Taeke Taekema

{{short description|Dutch field hockey player}}

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{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Taeke Taekema

| image = Taeke-taekema-1359929503.jpg

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| full_name = Taeke Wiebe Doekes Taekema

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|1|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Leiderdorp, Netherlands

| position = Defender, midfielder

| years1 =

| clubs1 = LOHC

| years2 = {{0|0000}}–2005

| clubs2 = Klein Zwitserland

| years3 = 2005–2013

| clubs3 = Amsterdam

| years4 = 2013–2014

| clubs4 = Schaerweijde

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2011

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps1 = 242

| nationalgoals1 = 221

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{{MedalSport | Men's field hockey }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{NED}} }}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Athens | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}

{{MedalBronze|2002 Kuala Lumpur|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 New Delhi|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition | EuroHockey Championship }}

{{MedalGold | 2007 Manchester | Team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2005 Leipzig | Team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2011 Gladbach | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Champions Trophy }}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Amstelveen | Team }}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Cologne | Team }}

{{MedalGold | 2003 Amstelveen | Team }}

{{MedalGold | 2006 Terrassa | Team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Lahore | Team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2005 Chennai | Team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2007 Kuala Lumpur | Team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2011 Auckland | Team }}

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Taeke Wiebe Doekes Taekema (born 14 January 1980) is a Dutch field hockey player and drag flicker (penalty corner specialist) who won the silver medal with the national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Born in Leiderdorp, he made his debut on 28 January 2000 in a friendly match in and against Egypt and has played in over two hundred international matches for the Dutch.

During the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, Taekema struck a record 16 goals, including a double hat trick against Belgium in the semi-finals. Sportswear maker Adidas introduced its limited edition TT10 hockey stick, which incorporated Taekema's initials and jersey number.

He was the top scorer in the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup held in New Delhi with 8 goals along with Luke Doerner.

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