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Full name
  
Jan Marcus Posthuma

Height
  
2.09 m

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Name
  
Jan Posthuma

Nationality
  
Dutch



Born
  
June 11, 1963 (age 60) Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands (
1963-06-11
)

Olympic medals
  
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Similar People
  
Ron Zwerver, Olof van der Meulen, Peter Blange, Rob Grabert, Henk‑Jan Held

FIEL DE NACHT: Jan Posthuma


Jan Marcus Posthuma (born 11 June 1963 in Dokkum, Friesland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.

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After having won the silver medal in 1992, Posthuma won the gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia (1996) with the Dutch Men's Volleyball National Team by defeating Italy in the final (3-2).

Individual awards

  • 1992 FIVB World League "Best Digger"
  • References

    Jan Posthuma Wikipedia