Henriëtte Weersing (born 11 October 1965) is a retired

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player from the

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, who represented her native country at two consecutive

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, starting in 1992. Weersing was a leading member of the Netherlands national team that won the gold medal at the 1995 European Championship by defeating

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3–0 in the final.

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Dutch Olympic Committee

1965 births Dutch women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of the Netherlands Sportspeople from Groningen (province) People from Winschoten Living people {{Netherlands-volleyball-bio-stub