Bas van de Goor
Dutch volleyball player
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Sebastiaan Jacques Henri "Bas" van de Goor (born 4 September 1971) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta. Van de Goor was elected twice as the most valuable player of the Olympics (1996 and 2000).[1] He was a middle blocker.[1]
Oss, Netherlands
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Bas van de Goor | |||
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| Full name | Sebastiaan Jacques Henri van de Goor | ||
| Nickname | Bas | ||
| Born | 4 September 1971 Oss, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 209 cm (6 ft 10 in) | ||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||
| Number | 9 (national team) 14 (Sisley Treviso) | ||
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At van de Goor's 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.[1][2] Four years later, he ended up in fifth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1]
While representing the Netherlands, van de Goor won a silver medal at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Greece.[3] He also won silver medals at the 1993, and 1995 European Championship, and a gold medal at the 1997 European Championship.[3]
Van de Goor's national volleyball coach Joop Alberda referred to him as the "Michael Jordan of volleyball".[4] In 2018, van de Goor was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]
Personal life
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".[5]