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Chaïne Staelens
Chaïne Staelens (born November 7, 1980, in Kortrijk, Belgium) is a volleyball Player (game), player, who plays as a wing-spiker for the Netherlands. She was a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team, Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 in Ningbo, PR China. She is the older sister of Kim Staelens, who also plays for the national volleyball squad. Clubs Unilever Rio de Janeiro * Denso Airybees (2009-2010) * Pioneer Red Wings (2010-) Awards Individuals * ''2009 Montreux Volley Masters#Awards, 2009 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Server"'' References External linksFIVB Profile 1980 births Living people Dutch women's volleyball players Sportspeople from Kortrijk Wing spikers Expatriate volleyball players in Japan Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Japan Belgian women's volleyball players Dutch people of Belgian descent Belgian people of Dutch descent Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil Dutch expatri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kortrijk
Kortrijk ( , ; or ''Kortrik''; ), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of West Flanders. With its 80,000 inhabitants (2024) Kortrijk is the capital and largest city of the judicial and administrative arrondissement of Kortrijk. The wider municipality comprises the city of Courtrai proper and the villages of Aalbeke, Bellegem, Bissegem, Heule, Kooigem, Marke (Belgium), Marke, and Rollegem. Courtrai is also part of the cross-border Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai metropolitan area. The city is on the river Leie, southwest of Ghent and northeast of Lille. Mouscron in Wallonia is just south of Courtrai. Courtrai originated from a Gallo-Roman town, ''Cortoriacum'', at a crossroads near the Leie river and two Roman roads. In the Middle Ages, Courtrai grew significantly thanks to the flax and wool industry with France and En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
