Netherlands national korfball team explained
Netherlands |
Association: | Koninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond |
Ikf Membership: | IKF Founder |
Ikf Code: | NED |
Ikf Rank: | 1 (Jan. 2017)[1] |
World Championships Apps: | 12 |
World Championships First: | 1978 |
World Championships Best: | Champions, 11 times |
World Games Apps: | 10 |
World Games First: | 1985 |
World Games Best: | Champions, 10 times |
European Championships Apps: | 8 |
European Championships First: | 1998 |
European Championships Best: | Champions, 8 times |
Website: | http://www.knkv.nl |
The Netherlands national korfball team (Dutch; Flemish: Nederlands korfbalteam) represents the Netherlands in international korfball. It is controlled by the Royal Dutch Korfball Association (KNKV), the governing body of korfball in the Netherlands.
They are the most successful national korfball team in the world; having won ten of the eleven World Championships (only non-win came in 1991 when they lost in the final against Belgium) and all eight editions of the European Championships and all nine editions of the World Games.
Tournament history
World Games[3] |
width=50 | Year | width=200 | Championship | width=180 | Host | width=100 | Classification |
1985 | 2nd World Games | London (England) | Champions |
1989 | 3rd World Games | Karlsruhe (Germany) | Champions |
1993 | 4th World Games | The Hague (Netherlands) | Champions |
1997 | 5th World Games | Lahti (Finland) | Champions |
2001 | 6th World Games | Akita (Japan) | Champions |
2005 | 7th World Games | Duisburg (Germany) | Champions |
2009 | | Kaohsiung (Taiwan) | Champions |
2013 | | Cali (Colombia) | Champions |
2017 | | Wrocław (Poland) | Champions |
2022 | | Birmingham (United States) | Champions | |
Current squad
Female | - Barbara Brouwer - TOP/SolarCompleet
- Esther Cordus - KZ/Hiltex
- Marloes Frieswijk - Blauw-Wit (C)
- Jet Hendriks - TOP/SolarCompleet
- Fleur Hoek - DVO/Accountor
- Jessica Lokhorst - Fortuna/Delta Logistiek
- Celeste Split - TOP/SolarCompleet
- Marjolijn Schenk - KZ/Hiltex
- Coach: Wim Scholtmeijer
| | Male | - Laurens Leeuwenhoek - PKC/SWKGroep
- Alwin Out - KZ/Hiltex
- Nick Pikaar- TOP/SolarCompleet
- Daan Preuninger - Fortuna/Delta Logistiek
- Mick Snel TOP/SolarCompleet
- Harjan Visscher - DOS'46
- Olav van Wijngaarden - PKC/SWKGroep
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: IKF Ranking from 1 Januari 2017. IKF. 28 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329140433/http://ikf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IKF-Ranking-from-1-January-2017.pdf. 29 March 2017. dead.
- Web site: The history of the IKF and the IKF World Championship. IKF. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130920151204/http://www.ikf.org/ikf/images/stories/IKFdocuments/world%20championship%20february%202011.pdf. 20 September 2013. dmy-all.
- Web site: The history of the IKF and the World Games. IKF. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130920151207/http://www.ikf.org/ikf/images/stories/IKFdocuments/worldgameshistory%202011.pdf. 20 September 2013. dmy-all.
- Web site: The history of the IKF European Championship. IKF. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130920151211/http://www.ikf.org/ikf/images/stories/IKFdocuments/european%20championship%20history%20february%202011.pdf. 20 September 2013. dmy-all.