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.

Taeke Taekema

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

Taeke Taekema

International goals

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1980 births

Living people

Dutch male field hockey players

Male field hockey defenders

Male field hockey midfielders

Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands

Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands

2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players

Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players

Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players

Sportspeople from Leiderdorp

Field hockey players from South Holland

Olympic medalists in field hockey

Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club players

HC Klein Zwitserland players

Hockey India League players

Taeke Taekema