| Jan Posthuma | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jan Marcus Posthuma | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 11, 1963 Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Jan Marcus Posthuma (born 11 June 1963 in Dokkum, Friesland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
After having won the silver medal in 1992, Posthuma won the gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia (1996) with the Dutch Men's Volleyball National Team by defeating Italy in the final (3-2).
Individual awards
- 1992 FIVB World League "Best Digger"
References
- (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee