Henk-Jan Held
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| Full name | Hendrik Jan Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Henk-Jan Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 November 1967 Renswoude, Utrecht, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hendrik Jan ("Henk-Jan") Held (born 12 November 1967 in Renswoude, Utrecht) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.
After having won the silver medal in 1992, Held's finest hour came in 1996, when he won the gold medal in Atlanta, United States with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating Italy in the final (3-2). Held played professionally volleyball in Italy for several years.
References[]
- (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
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