Freddie Hooghiemstra

Freddie Hooghiemstra, born George Alfred Hooghiemstra (7 August 1931 – 21 October 1990), was a Dutch businessman and field hockey player. He introduced new types of coffee machines to the Dutch market, and competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Biography Born in 1931 in Bilthoven, Hooghiemstra became captain of the Dutch national hockey champions SCHC in 1959. In the same year he introduced an American-origin powdered coffee machine to the Dutch market and enjoyed significant business success. The year after he competed on the Dutch hockey team at the Olympics in Rome, with the team placing 9th in the competition.

Hooghiemstra died in 1990 of a heart attack, whilst playing golf at Rijswijk. In 2021 he was commemorated with an assembly of former Dutch international hockey players at his golf course at De Biltse Duinen.