Bas van de Goor

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Bas van de Goor
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Bas van de Goor
Personal information
Full nameSebastiaan Jacques Henri van de Goor
NicknameBas
NationalityDutch
Born (1971-09-04) 4 September 1971 (age 52)
Oss, Netherlands
Height209 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number9 (national team)
14 (Sisley Treviso)
National team
1993–2001Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic rings.svg
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Greece Team
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Japan
World League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Rotterdam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Milan
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Japan
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Netherlands
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Finland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Greece

Sebastiaan Jacques Henri "Bas" van de Goor (born 4 September 1971, in Oss) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He was elected twice as the most valuable player of the Olympics (1996 and 2000). [1]

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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] Four years later, he ended up in fifth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. [1]

Van de Goor's national volleyball coach Joop Alberda referred to him as the "Michael Jordan of volleyball". [2]

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". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bas van de Goor". International Volleyball Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. WoV (4 April 2020). "Vintage Volleyball: 'Michael Jordan of volleyball', Bas van de Goor". Worldofvolley.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. "Maak kennis met ons team". Bas van de Goor Foundation (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.