Brecht Rodenburg

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Engelbrecht Rodenburg
Personal information
NicknameBrecht
NationalityDutch
Born (1967-12-24) 24 December 1967 (age 56)
Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel, Netherlands
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number4
National team
1993–1996Flag 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
European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Finland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Greece

Engelbrecht "Brecht" Rodenburg (born 24 December 1967, in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, South Holland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final (3–2).

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