Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. The municipality of Apeldoorn, including the of villages of Beekbergen, Loenen, Ugchelen and Hoenderloo, had a population of 165,525 on 1 December 2021. The western half of the municipality lies on the Veluwe ridge, with the eastern half in the IJssel valley.
The Netherlands women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Nederlandse Volleybalbond (NeVoBo). Following the 1995 European Championship they hosted in Arnhem and finishing fifth at the 1996 Olympics, the Dutch have had moments of success amidst instability, such as the title of the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix, and a return to the Olympic Games in 2016, where the Netherlands got to fourth place.
Manon Nummerdor-Flier is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who played as an opposite.
Ding Xia is a Chinese volleyball player. She is the main setter of the China women's national volleyball team and has been representing the team in international competitions since 2014. At the club level, she plays for the Liaoning provincial team, which she has captained since 2013. She is known for her agility and versality on court, often utilising her strength as a left-handed setter to execute surprise spikes on second touch or from the right side of the court, thus earning her the nickname "Opposite Spiker Ding".
Sjoerd Hoogendoorn is a Dutch volleyballplayer, currently playing for Italian Sir Safety Umbria Volley and a Netherlands men's national volleyball team member.
Anne Elise Buijs is a Dutch volleyball player. She has been a member of the Women's National Team since 2008. She is the daughter of Internacional coach and ex-volleyball player Teun Buijs, who trained her for several clubs in her career. Her mother and older brother were also volleyball players. She currently plays for Italian club Igor Gorgonzola Novara. In 2 March 2023, Buijs married Ana Carolina Da Silva, her long-time partner who plays as a middle blocker of Brazil Women's Volleyball National Team.
Laura Chantal Dijkema is a Dutch volleyball player, who plays as a setter. She is a member of the Women's National Team.
Celeste Elle Plak is a Dutch volleyball player, who plays as an outside hitter. She plays for Victorina Himeji, and is the first non-caucasian player to be a part of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team.
Myrthe Schoot is a Dutch volleyball player, who plays as a libero. She is a member of the Women's National Team and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Femke Stoltenborg is a Dutch volleyball player, who plays as a setter. She is a member of the Netherlands Women's National Team. She participated at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, and 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix.
Maret Balkestein-Grothues, néeMaret Grothues is a Dutch volleyball player who plays as a wing spiker. She is a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team, and is the current team captain. On 6 May 2021 she signed for the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos.
Carlijn Jans is a Dutch female volleyball player. She is a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team and played for Alterno Apeldoorn in 2014. She was part of the Dutch national team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy.
Vera Koenen was a Dutch female volleyball player.
Jeroen Rauwerdink is a Dutch male volleyball player. He is part of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Dynamo Apeldoorn. Jeroen Rauwerdink is, with his 337 caps, the third most capped player in the national team.
Britt Bongaerts is a Dutch volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team.
Celia Diemkoudre is a Dutch female volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team.
Flore Gravesteijn is a Dutch female volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team.
Esther van Berkel is a Dutch volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team.
VV Alterno is a Dutch volleyball club based in Apeldoorn. It has professional and amateur teams with the women's team being the most successful and currently playing in the Eredivisie Dames, the highest level in the Netherlands.
Rika de Vries is a Dutch female Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national sitting volleyball team.
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