Jochem Pieter de Gruijter (born 18 April 1978 in
Leidschendam
Leidschendam () is a town and former municipality in the province of South Holland of the Netherlands. Along with Voorburg and Stompwijk, it is part of the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg.
History
The town's name has been in use for centur ...
,
South Holland) is a male
volleyball
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player
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from the
Netherlands
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, who was a member of the Dutch national men's team that won the gold medal at the 1997 European Championships on home soil (
Eindhoven and
Den Bosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
).
De Gruijter made his international debut for the Netherlands in 1995 against
Italy
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. He obtained a total number of 120 caps for the national team. Later on he started a career in
beach volleyball, partnering
Gijs Ronnes
Gijs Ronnes (born 10 June 1977 in Boxmeer, North Brabant) is a male beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He claimed the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Jochem de Gruijter. His youn ...
.
References
See also
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Beach Volleyball Database
The Beach Volleyball Database, also known as BVB Info, is an online website that tracks international beach volleyball players, tournaments and history, including results of continental and international tournaments.Alan KeckBeach Volleyball: Fan ...
1978 births
Living people
Dutch men's volleyball players
Dutch men's beach volleyball players
People from Leidschendam
Sportspeople from South Holland
20th-century Dutch people
21st-century Dutch people
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