Olof van der Meulen
Dutch volleyball player
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| Full name | Roelof Antonius van der Meulen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Olof | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1968-11-08) 8 November 1968 (age 55) Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 202 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roelof ("Olof") Antonius van der Meulen (born 8 November 1968, in Sneek, Friesland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.
After having won the silver medal in 1992, Van der Meulen's finest hour came in 1996, when he won the gold medal in Atlanta, United States with the Dutch Men's Volleyball National Team by defeating Italy in the final (3–2).
References
- (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
External links
- Olof van der Meulen at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Olof van der Meulen at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Olof van der Meulen at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net Profile
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Netherlands men's volleyball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
- 1 Teffer
- 3 Held
- 5 Boudrie
- 7 Klok
- 8 Zwerver
- 9 Avital Selinger (c)
- 10 Benne
- 11 van der Meulen
- 12 Blangé
- 13 Posthuma
- 14 van der Horst
- 15 Zoodsma
- Coach: Arie Selinger
Netherlands men's volleyball squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Gold medal | ||
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