Paul Urbain


Paul Urbain is a Belgian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Personal life and work

Urbain is married to the sister of his hockey teammate Robert Maroye, together they have 3 children.
Urbain is a lawyer in Belgium and was head of the bar from 2019 to 2021.

Sport career

International career

Urbain joined the Belgium men's national field hockey team in 1974 and played in 124 official games, some of them as team captain.
Urbain participated, amongst others:

Club career

Urbain played hockey in Belgium for R. Uccle Sport. With his team, he won 11 times the Belgian championship and 6 times the Belgian cup.
He also played 3 finals of the Euro Hockey League: in Amsterdam in 1976, in London in 1977 and in Terrassa in 1984.
In 1983, Urbain won the golden stick as hockey player of the year.

Olympic movement

Urbain joined the Belgian Olympic Committee, involved in various roles from 1984 to 2013:
  • member of the Athletes Commission
  • member of the Administration Board
  • member of different commissions such as the anti-doping commission, the Olympic athletes selection commission, the legal commission, the top sport commission
  • twice deputy Chef de Mission at the Olympic Games
  • 5 times Chef de Mission at the European Youth Olympic Festival
  • founding member of the Belgian Olympians association
Urbain was carrying the Olympic flame during the Olympic torch relay ahead of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, running with the flame in front of the Belgian Royal Palace.