Jan Posthuma

Jan Posthuma
Personal information
Full name	Jan Marcus Posthuma
Born	(1963-06-11) 11 June 1963 Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands
Height	209 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Number	6 (1988) 13 (1992) 10 (1996)
National team
1987–1996 Netherlands
Honours Men's volleyball Representing the Netherlands Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team World Championship Silver medal – second place 1994 Greece Team FIVB World Cup Silver medal – second place 1995 Japan World League Gold medal – first place 1996 Rotterdam European Championship Silver medal – second place 1993 Finland Bronze medal – third place 1989 Sweden Bronze medal – third place 1991 Germany

Jan Marcus Posthuma (born 11 June 1963) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul.

After having won the silver medal in 1992, Posthuma won the gold medal in Atlanta (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

External links

• Volleybox.net profile