Ron Zwerver Explained

Fullname:Ronald Ferdinand Zwerver
Birth Date:6 June 1967
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height:2m (07feet)
Weight:93kg (205lb)
Position:Outside hitter
Teamnumber:8
Nationalyears:1987–1996
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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. He was selected as the "best attacker" at both the 1990 and 1994 FIVB World Championships.

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.[1]

In 2017, Zwerver was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]

Coaching

Zwerver coached Nesselande, a team that plays in the highest Dutch volleyball league. He has also served as an assistant coach for the Oregon State University women's volleyball team.

Individual awards

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Notes and References

  1. News: Netherlands Edges Italy for the Gold . . 5 August 1996 . Times Wire Services . 6 September 2024 .
  2. Web site: Ronald Zwerver . . 31 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605063421/https://www.volleyhall.org/ronald-zwerver.html . 5 June 2023 . live .