Hendrik Jan ("Henk-Jan") Held (born 12 November 1967 in
Renswoude
Renswoude () is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.
Topography
''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Renswoude, June 2015''
Notable people
* Jan Hendrik Waszink (1908–1990) a Dutch Lat ...
,
Utrecht
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) is a
volleyball
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player
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from the
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
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, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, who represented his native country in two consecutive
Summer Olympics
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, starting in
1992
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in
Barcelona, Spain
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.
After having won the silver medal in 1992, Held's finest hour came in 1996, when he won the gold medal in
Atlanta, United States
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with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating
Italy
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in the final (3-2). Held played professionally volleyball in
Italy
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for several years.
References
*
Dutch Olympic Committee
1967 births
Living people
Dutch men's volleyball players
Olympiacos S.C. players
Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic volleyball players of the Netherlands
People from Renswoude
Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Utrecht (province)
20th-century Dutch people
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