 Ron Zwerver in 1988 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ronald Ferdinand Zwerver | ||
| Born | (1967-06-06)6 June 1967 (age 58) 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 avolleyball coach and former volleyball player from theNetherlands who represented his native country in three consecutiveSummer Olympics, starting in1988 inSeoul. Zwerver was one of the dominant forces in Dutch volleyball in the 1990s.[1][2] He was selected as the "best attacker" at both the1990 and1994 FIVB World Championships.[2]
Zwerver was a member of the Dutch team that won the silver medal in the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona, where he was selected as the "best server", and the gold medal in the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta.[2][3]
In 2017, Zwerver was inducted into theInternational Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]
Zwerver coached Nesselande, a team that plays in the highest Dutch volleyball league.[1] He has also served as an assistant coach for theOregon State University women's volleyball team.[2]
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