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| Nationality |  Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1988 (age 35) Nieuwegein, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 207 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Meeuwsen (born 21 March 1988 in Nieuwegein) is a Dutch male beach volleyball player. He is the 2013 World Champion alongside his teammate Alexander Brouwer. [1] He is also a beach volleyball bronze medalist from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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