Chaïne Staelens (born November 7, 1980, in

Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It is the capital and larges ...

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) is a

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, who plays as a wing-spiker for the

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. She was a member of the Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal at the

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. She is the older sister of

Kim Staelens Kim Staelens (born 7 January 1982 in Kortrijk, Belgium) is a Dutch professional volleyball player last under contract at Romanian team Ştiinţa Bacău. Her older sister Chaïne is also a Dutch international volleyball player. Their father Je ...

, who also plays for the national volleyball squad.

Clubs

Unilever Rio de Janeiro *

Denso Airybees is a women's volleyball team based in Nishio city, Aichi, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1972. The owner of the team is Denso. Honours Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League *Runners-up (1): 2007-2008 *Regu ...

(2009-2010) *

Pioneer Red Wings Pioneer Red Wings was a women's volleyball team based in Tendo city, Yamagata, Japan. It played in V.Premier League. The club was founded in 1979. The owner of the team is Tohoku Pioneer History The club was founded in 1979 as ''Tohoku Pione ...

(2010-)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2009 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Server"''

References

External links

FIVB 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 expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate volleyball players in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Russia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Russia Dutch expatriate volleyball players {{Netherlands-volleyball-bio-stub