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.
Ronald ("Ron") Ferdinand Zwerver is a volleyball coach and former volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul. Zwerver was one of the dominant forces in Dutch volleyball in the 1990s. He was selected as the "best attacker" at both the 1990 and 1994 FIVB World Championships.
The Omnisport Apeldoorn, also known as the Omnisportcentrum or simply called Omnisport, is a velodrome and multisport indoor arena in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
Ding Xia is a Chinese volleyball player. She is the substitute 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 Reale Mutua Chieri.
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 is a Dutch volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter. 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.
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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