Brecht Rodenburg
Encyclopedia
Engelbrecht Rodenburg (born December 24, 1967 in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
, South Holland
) is a retired volleyball
player from the Netherlands
, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy
in the final (3-2).
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland...
, South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
) is a retired volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured beach volleyball for the first time as the official Olympic sport.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in the final (3-2).