Yvon Beliën (born 28 December 1993) is a Dutch

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player, who plays as a Center. She plays for River Volley Piacenza. In 2015, she played with the Dutch National Team at the

2015 European Games The 1st European Games (), also known as the 2015 European Games or Baku 2015 (), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Europe ...

in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 2016, she helped the Netherlands reach their first Olympic semifinals at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

, finishing fourth.

Personal

Beliën has a sister Rian, who is 2,5 years older.

Awards

Individuals

*'' 2015 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Middle Blockers"''

References

External links

FIVB profile
1993 births Living people Dutch women's volleyball players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey European Games competitors for the Netherlands Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Germany Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Italy Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Turkey People from Cranendonck Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Beşiktaş volleyballers Middle blockers Olympic volleyball players for the Netherlands Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players Volleyball players from North Brabant 21st-century Dutch sportswomen Bursa Büyükşehir Bld. SK (women's volleyball) players {{Netherlands-volleyball-bio-stub