Approximately 5 million of the 17 million people in the Netherlands are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population older than 15 years participates in sports weekly.
Merel Else Mooren is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Haarlem.
Sanne Keizer is a Dutch beach volleyball player who plays as a right-side defender with her partner Madelein Meppelink. Her career highlights include two gold, two silver and four bronze medals on the FIVB World Tour. She is a two-time European Champion and she represented the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing ninth with Marleen van Iersel.
Richard Schuil is a former beach volleyball player from the Netherlands.
Marko Klok is a volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. There he won the silver medal as a part of the Dutch Men's National Team, and later took ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He played a total of 378 international matches for the Dutch volleyball team.
Reinder Aart Nummerdor is a Dutch volleyball player who represented his native country at five consecutive Summer Olympics. Two times as a member of the indoor volleyball team in 2000 and 2004, and three more times after switching to beach volleyball.
Giovane Farinazzo Gavio, known as Giovane, is a retired Brazilian volleyball coach and former player who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain by defeating the Netherlands (3-0) in the final.
The Netherlands men's national volleyball team represents the Netherlands in FIVB tournaments. Volleyball is the most popular indoor sport in the country, with over 125,000 associates. The team had their most successful phase beginning in the 1990s under coaches Arie Selinger and Joop Alberda, reaching various finals for international tournaments and winning both the Olympic Games and the World League in 1996. Netherlands in World Championship won silver medal 1994 in Greece.
Gijs Ronnes is a male beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He claimed the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering Jochem de Gruijter. His younger brother Bram is also a professional beach volleyball player in the international circuit.
Emiel Boersma is a volleyball player from the Netherlands.
Bram Ronnes is a volleyball player from the Netherlands.
Madelein Meppelink is a Dutch beach volleyball player.
Robert Meeuwsen is a Dutch male beach volleyball player. He is the 2013 World Champion alongside his teammate Alexander Brouwer. He is also a beach volleyball bronze medalist from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Tim Gruijters is a Dutch cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm spin bowler.
Bruno Oscar Schmidt is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. He plays as a right-side defender. Bruno is the nephew of the former Brazilian basketball player Oscar Schmidt and of the TV news announcer Tadeu Schmidt. In 2010, he was named the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Most Improved Player. He was also named the Best Defensive Player in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Schmidt won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships with his teammate Alison Cerutti in the Netherlands. He won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics with Alison Cerutti.
Jochem is a Dutch masculine given name. It is a form of Joachim. Notable people with the name include:
Gruijters or De Gruijter is a Dutch-language occupational surname. A gruijter or gruiter is an archaic name for someone hulling grains to produce groats or for one using these for brewing. Like most Dutch names with an "ij" digraph, the name is often spelled with a "y". People with this surname include:
The United States national beach volleyball team participates in international beach volleyball competitions and is governed by USA Volleyball.
Jochem Kamphuis is a Dutch football referee who officiates in the Eredivisie. He has been a FIFA referee since 2020, and is ranked as a UEFA third category referee.
Jochem Dobber is a Dutch track and field sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. He was a gold medallist in the 4 × 400 metres relay with the Dutch team at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships, setting a Dutch record.
