Henk-Jan Held
Dutch volleyball player (born 1967)
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Hendrik Jan ("Henk-Jan") Held (born 12 November 1967) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona.
Renswoude, Utrecht, Netherlands
| Henk-Jan Held | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hendrik Jan Held | ||
| Nickname | Henk-Jan Held | ||
| Born | 12 November 1967 Renswoude, Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Middle blocker | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| National team | |||
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Honours | |||
After having won the Olympic silver medal with the Dutch national team in 1992, Held's finest hour came in 1996, when his team won the gold medal in Atlanta by defeating Italy in the final (3–2). Held played professional volleyball in Italy for several years.
References
- (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
External links
- Henk-Jan Held at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Henk-Jan Held at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Henk-Jan Held at WorldofVolley
- Henk-Jan Held at Olympedia
- Henk-Jan Held at InterSportStats
- Volleybox.net profile
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