External links
- Sandra Wiegers at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Sandra Wiegers at Olympedia
 | This biographical article relating to volleyball in the Netherlands is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Sandra Wiegers (born April 26, 1974 in Hoogeveen) is a former Dutch female volleyball player who participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics. She and Team Netherlands finished 6th in women's volleyball.
| This biographical article relating to volleyball in the Netherlands is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Robert Jan "Bob" Ctvrtlik is a retired American volleyball player who is a three-time Olympian, Olympic gold medalist, and a former member of the International Olympic Committee. He is a 1985 graduate of Pepperdine University.
The Netherlands competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 201 competitors, 117 men and 84 women, took part in 105 events in 20 sports.
Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly Henkel is a retired female volleyball player and journalist from Brazil who represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: in volleyball in 1992 and 1996, and in beach volleyball in 2004 and 2008. With Brazil women's national volleyball team, she won three World Grand Prix editions and got medals in various tournaments, including the 1996 Olympics in the United States and the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan. On the beach, she won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 2003 and 2008.
Wieger Emile Mensonides is a former Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics. For forty years he was the only Dutch male swimmer to have won an Olympic medal. Pieter van den Hoogenband followed in his footsteps at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Peru competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 35 competitors, 19 men and 16 women, took part in 29 events in 10 sports.
Brazil competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 225 athletes – 159 men, 66 women – competed in 18 sports. The country set a record with both 15 medals – only surpassed in 2008 – and 3 golds – surpassed in 2004 with five.
Wiegers is a Dutch patronymic surname. The given name Wieger is a forms of the Germanic Wichard, from Wîh- ("battle") and -hard ("strong"). People with this surname include:
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.
Adriana Samuel Ramos is a Brazilian volleyball and beach volleyball player who won the silver medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, partnering with Mônica Rodrigues.
Sandra Pires Tavares is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil Tavares won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, partnering with Jackie Silva.
Jacqueline "Jackie" Louise Cruz Silva, is a retired female volleyball player from Brazil. Silva won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, partnering with Sandra Pires.
The Peru women's national volleyball team was one of the dominant forces in women's volleyball in the 1980s, culminating in the silver medal won at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The team's nickname is Las Hijas del Sol
Sandra Maria Lima Suruagy is a retired volleyball player from Brazil who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she claimed the bronze medal with the Women's National Team. She also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Nicole Schnyder-Benoit is a retired professional beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Partnering Simone Kuhn she claimed the gold medal at the 2004 European Championships in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany. Schnyder-Benoit is married and mother of 2 boys.
Beach volleyball was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games in the 1992 Games as a demonstration event, and has been an official Olympic sport since 1996. The United States is the only country to win medals in every edition.
Clayton Iona "Clay" Stanley is an American volleyball player, a member of United States men's national volleyball team, a participant of the Olympic Games, Olympic Champion 2008, NORCECA Champion 2005, and multimedalist of the World League.
Effrosyni "Efi" Sfyri is a Greek beach volleyball player.
This is a list of all participating squads of the 1996 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. It was held from July 20 to August 3, 1996 in the Stegeman Coliseum and the Omni Coliseum of The University of Georgia in Atlanta, Georgia.
Sandra Rodriguez V. was a Peruvian female volleyball player. She was part of the Peru women's national volleyball team.
Ellen Wiegers is a Dutch short track speed skater. She competed in three events at the 1998 Winter Olympics.