Jacintha ("Cintha") Hedwig Jeanne Boersma (born 1 May 1969 in Amsterdam,
North Holland
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) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two consecutive
Summer Olympics
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, starting in 1992.
Boersma was a member of the Netherlands national team that won the gold medal at the 1995 European Championship by defeating Croatia 3–0 in the final. She was considered the most valuable player at the Atlanta Games.
On club level she played with Jogging Altamura in Italy.
Her brother is beach volleyball player
Emiel Boersma
Emiel Boersma (born 25 August 1980 in Amsterdam) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands.Dutch Olympic Committee