Jochem Pieter de Gruijter (born 18 April 1978, in Leidschendam, South Holland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch national men's team that won the gold medal at the 1997 European Championships on home soil (Eindhoven and Den Bosch).
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| Full name | Jochem Pieter de Gruijter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1978 Leidschendam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 328 cm (129 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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De Gruijter made his international debut for the Netherlands in 1995 against Italy. He obtained a total number of 120 caps for the national team. Later on he started a career in beach volleyball, partnering Gijs Ronnes.[1]
References
edit- ^ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
External links
edit- Jochem de Gruijter at FIVB beach volleyball database
- Jochem de Gruijter at Beach Volleyball Database
- Volleybox.net Profile
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