Gijs Ronnes
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Gijs Ronnes is a male beach volleyball
player from the Netherlands
. He claimed the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague
, Netherlands
, partnering Jochem de Gruijter
. His younger brother Bram
is also a professional beach volleyball player in the international circuit.
His father Frans Ronnes
is mayor of Haaren
.
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
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...
. He claimed the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, 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...
, partnering Jochem de Gruijter
Jochem de Gruijter
Jochem de Gruijter is a 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 om home soil .De Gruijter made his international debut for the Netherlands in 1995 against Italy...
. His younger brother Bram
Bram Ronnes
Bram Ronnes is a volleyball player from the Netherlands.Ronnes competes in beach volleyball and forms a team with Emiel Boersma. Together they finished in 9th position at the 2007 World Championships in Gstaad...
is also a professional beach volleyball player in the international circuit.
His father Frans Ronnes
Frans Ronnes
F.H.G.M. Ronnes is a Dutch politician. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal . Since December 15, 2001 he has been mayor of the municipality of Haaren. From 1998 to 2001 he was an alderman of the municipality of Bernheze...
is mayor of Haaren
Haaren
Haaren is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant.- About Haaren:Haaren is also known as 'The Garden of Brabant' because of the many plantations of trees, plants etc. The municipality of Haaren contains three other villages: Helvoirt, Esch, and...
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