Nico Spits, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nico Spits

field hockey player

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1943

Place of Birth: Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands

Profession: field hockey player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Nicolaas Bernard "Nico" Spits (born 7 September 1943) is a retired field hockey player from the Netherlands.
He competed at the 1964 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in seventh and fourth place, respectively.
In 1972, he played alongside his younger brother, Frans Spits.
He was the Olympic flag bearer for the Netherlands in 1972. Together with his brother he was part of the Dutch team that won the 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup.
He is the chairman of Orange All Stars, a club of the former international Dutch athletes who play semiprofessional golf.