- Olof van der Meulen
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Medal record Men's volleyball Competitor for the Netherlands
Olympic Games Gold Atlanta 1996 Team competition Silver Barcelona 1992 Team competition European Championships Gold Netherlands 1997 Team competition Roelof ("Olof") Antonius van der Meulen (born November 8, 1968 in Sneek, Friesland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.
After having won the silver medal in 1992, Van der Meulen's finest hour came in 1996, when he won the gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia with the Dutch Men's Volleyball National Team by defeating Italy in the final (3-2).
References
- (Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
Netherlands – 1992 Summer Olympics (Silver Medal) Edwin Benne | Peter Blangé | Ron Boudrie | Henk-Jan Held | Marko Klok | Jan Posthuma | Avital Selinger | Martin Teffer | Martin van der Horst | Olof van der Meulen | Ronald Zoodsma | Ron Zwerver | Coach: Arie Selinger
Netherlands – 1996 Summer Olympics (Gold Medal) Peter Blangé | Bas van de Goor | Mike van de Goor | Rob Grabert | Henk-Jan Held | Guido Görtzen | Misha Latuhihin | Olof van der Meulen | Jan Posthuma | Brecht Rodenburg | Richard Schuil | Ron Zwerver | Coach: Joop Alberda
Categories:- 1968 births
- Living people
- Dutch volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players of the Netherlands
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- People from Friesland
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Dutch people stubs
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