Nickname(s) Cintha Boersma Height 1.82 m Role Olympic athlete | Name Cintha Boersma Nationality Dutch | |
Full name Jacintha Hedwig Jeanne Boersma Born May 1, 1969 (age 54) ( 1969-05-01 ) Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Olympic medals Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament Similar People Henriette Weersing, Erna Brinkman, Riette Fledderus, Elles Leferink, Ingrid Visser | ||
Jacintha ("Cintha") Hedwig Jeanne Boersma (born 1 May 1969 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Boersma was a member of the Netherlands national team that won the gold medal at the 1995 European Championship by defeating Croatia 3–0 in the final. She was considered the most valuable player at the Atlanta Games.
On club level she played with Jogging Altamura in Italy.
Her brother is beach volleyball player Emiel Boersma.
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