Nederlandse Volleybal Bond

Volleyball in the Netherlands

In numbers

Year of affiliation: 1973
Active players: 250,000
Licensed men: 50,000
Licensed women: 70,000
Volleyball teams: 2,000
Beach Volleyball teams: 1,000

Top results at the Volleyball European Championship: Men’s European Championship: gold in 1997, silver in 1993 and 1995, bronze in 1989 and 1991; Women’s European Championship: gold in 1995, silver in 1991, 2009, 2015 and 2017, bronze in 1985.

Top results at the Beach Volleyball European Championship: Men's gold in 1995 with Marko Klok / Michiel van der Kuip and in 2008, 2009 and 2010 with Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil; Women’s gold in 2012 with Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, 2014 with Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel and in 2018 with Sanne Keizer / Madeleine Meppelink.

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