Sebastiaan Jacques Henri "Bas" van de Goor (born 4 September 1971, in

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) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive

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. He was elected twice as the most valuable player of the Olympic (1996-2000). At his Olympic debut, he won the gold medal, alongside his younger brother and three-time Olympian Mike, by defeating arch rivals Italy (3-2) in the final. Four years later, Van de Goor ended up in fifth place at the

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. His national volleyball coach Joop Alberda referred to him as the '

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of volleyball.' In 2003, Van de Goor was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He has founded the Bas van de Goor Foundation, aimed at "improving the quality of life for people with diabetes through sports".Official site of the Bas van de Goor Foundation
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1971 births Living people Dutch men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic volleyball players of the Netherlands Sportspeople from Oss Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Middle blockers 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-volleyball-bio-stub