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Ronald Zoodsma (born 5 September 1966 in
Sneek Sneek (; fy, Snits) is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and the seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. As of 2011 it is the seat of the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân (Southwest Friesland). Th ...
,
Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...
) is a retired
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player from the
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, who represented his native country at two consecutive
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, starting in
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. Under the guidance of head coach
Arie Selinger Aryeh "Lonk" Selinger (born 5 April 1937) is an Israeli volleyball manager and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest volleyball coaches of all time. Selinger has served as the head coach of the USA Women's Team in the years ...
he ended up in fifth place in
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, followed by the silver medal four years later in
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Dutch Olympic Committee

1966 births Living people Dutch men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics PAOK V.C. players Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic volleyball players of the Netherlands Sportspeople from Friesland People from Sneek Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 21st-century Dutch people 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-volleyball-bio-stub