{{short description|Dutch field hockey player}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name=Nico Spits |image=Nico Spits 1973.jpg | image_size = 230px |caption=Nico Spits in 1973 |birth_date={{birth date and age|1943|9|7|df=y}} |birth_place=Amstelveen, Netherlands |death_date= |death_place= | height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}} |sport=Field hockey |club=AB&HC, Amsterdam |alma_mater= | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = }} '''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.<ref name=r1/> 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.<ref name=r2/> He is the chairman of ''Orange All Stars'', a club of the former international Dutch athletes who play semiprofessional golf.<ref name=r3/>
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=r1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010403/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sp/nico-spits-1.html Nico Spits]. sports-reference.com</ref> <ref name=r2>[http://www.stick2hockey.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleOID=4504 1973 Second World Cup at a Glance]. stick2hockey.com</ref> <ref name=r3>[http://www.orangeallstars.com/?page_id=10 orange all stars]. orangeallstars.com</ref> }}
==External links== * {{sports links}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spits, Nico}} Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch men's field hockey players Category:Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Category:Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Category:Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Amstelveen Category:Field hockey players from North Holland Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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