Caroline Wensink (born 4 August 1984 in

Enschede Enschede (; known as in the local Twents dialect) is a municipality and city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region. The eastern parts of the urban area reaches the border of the German city of Gronau ...

Overijssel Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...

) is a

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from the

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, who plays as a middle-blocker. She was a member of the Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal at the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix in

Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...

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. Caroline won the Best Blocker award in the 2012 European League, as her team ended in 4th place. Wensink is the cousin of

Judith Pietersen Judith Pietersen (born 3 July 1989 in Eibergen) is a Dutch volleyball player, who plays as an opposite. She is a member of the Women's National Team, and competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics. She plays for Volley Millenium Brescia. She learned ...

, with whom she has also played in the Dutch national team.

Awards

Individuals

* 2012 European League "Best Blocker"

References

FIVB Profile

1984 births Living people Dutch women's volleyball players Sportspeople from Enschede Middle blockers Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate volleyball players in Poland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in Azerbaijan Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Dutch expatriate volleyball players {{Netherlands-volleyball-bio-stub