Ron Zwerver
 Ron Zwerver in 1988 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ronald Ferdinand Zwerver | ||
| Born | 6 June 1967 Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| National team | |||
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Ronald ("Ron") Ferdinand Zwerver (born 6 June 1967) is a volleyball coach and former volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul. Zwerver was one of the dominant forces in Dutch volleyball in the 1990s.[1][2] He was selected as the "best attacker" at both the 1990 and 1994 FIVB World Championships.[2]
Zwerver was a member of the Dutch team that won the silver medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was selected as the "best server", and the gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2][3]
In 2017, Zwerver was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]
Coaching
[edit]Zwerver coached Nesselande, a team that plays in the highest Dutch volleyball league.[1] He has also served as an assistant coach for the Oregon State University women's volleyball team.[2]
Individual awards
[edit]- 1990 FIVB World League "Best Spiker"
- 1990 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship "Best Spiker"
- 1991 FIVB World League "Best Server"
- 1991 FIVB World League "Best Spiker"
- 1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship "Best Spiker"
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ron Zwerver. Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Ronald Zwerver". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Netherlands Edges Italy for the Gold". Los Angeles Times. Times Wire Services. 5 August 1996. Retrieved 6 September 2024. (subscription required)
External links
[edit]- Ron Zwerver at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Ron Zwerver at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Ron Zwerver at Olympedia
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame profile
- Volleybox.net profile
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Dutch men's volleyball players
- Dutch volleyball coaches
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for the Netherlands
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Sportspeople from Amsterdam
- People from Heiloo
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Dutch people
- Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Outside hitters
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductees
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen