Cintha Boersma

Personal information

Full name

Jacintha Hedwig Jeanne Boersma

Nickname(s)

Cintha Boersma

Nationality

Dutch

Born

May 1, 1969
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Medal record

Women’s Volleyball
Competitor for the Netherlands
European Championships
	1995 Netherlands	Team Competition

Jacintha ("Cintha") Hedwig Jeanne Boersma (born 1 May 1969 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.

Boersma was a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1995 European Championship by defeating Croatia (3-0) in the final. She was considered the most valuable player at the Atlanta Games.

References

(Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee

Netherlands Women's Volleyball squads

Netherlands – 1995 European Championship (1st title)

Cintha Boersma Erna Brinkman Marjolein de Jong Jolanda Elshof Riëtte Fledderus Jerine Fleurke Petra Groenland Marrit Leenstra Elles Leferink Irena Machovcak Ingrid Visser Henriëtte Weersing Coach: Bert Goedkoop

Netherlands – 1996 Summer Olympics (fifth place)

1 Jerine Fleurke 3 Saskia van Hintum 4 Erna Brinkman 5 Cintha Boersma (c) 7 Irena Machovcak 9 Marjolein de Jong 10 Henriëtte Weersing 11 Marrit Leenstra 12 Elles Leferink 13 Claudia van Thiel 14 Riëtte Fledderus 15 Ingrid Visser Coach: Bert Goedkoop

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