Olof van der Meulen

Personal information

Full name

Roelof Antonius van der Meulen

Nickname

Roelof van der Meulen

Nationality

Dutch

Born

November 3, 1968
Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands

Honours

Olympic medal record
Men's volleyball
Competitor for the Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold	Atlanta 1996	Team competition
Silver	Barcelona 1992	Team competition
European Championships
Gold	Netherlands 1997	Team competition

Roelof ("Olof") Antonius van der Meulen (born November 8, 1968 in Sneek, Friesland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.

After having won the silver medal in 1992, Van der Meulen's finest hour came in 1996, when he won the gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia with the Dutch Men's Volleyball National Team by defeating Italy in the final (3-2).

References

(Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee

Netherlands – 1992 Summer Olympics (Silver Medal)

Edwin Benne Peter Blangé Ron Boudrie Henk-Jan Held Marko Klok Jan Posthuma Avital Selinger Martin Teffer Martin van der Horst Olof van der Meulen Ronald Zoodsma Ron Zwerver Coach: Arie Selinger

Netherlands – 1996 Summer Olympics (Gold Medal)

Peter Blangé Bas van de Goor Mike van de Goor Rob Grabert Henk-Jan Held Guido Görtzen Misha Latuhihin Olof van der Meulen Jan Posthuma Brecht Rodenburg Richard Schuil Ron Zwerver Coach: Joop Alberda