Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Aart Nummerdor (born 10 September 1976) is a Dutch volleyball player, who represented his native country at five consecutive Summer Olympics. Two times as a member of the indoor volleyball team in 2000 and 2004, and 3 more times after switching to beach volleyball.
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Representing the | ||
Men's volleyball | ||
European Championships | ||
1997 Netherlands | Team | |
Men's beach volleyball | ||
World Beach Championships | ||
2015 The Hague | Beach | |
European Beach Championships | ||
2008 Hamburg | Beach | |
2007 Valencia | Beach |
Having finished in fifth place in Sydney, Australia he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team four years later in Athens, Greece.[1] He earned a total number of 349 caps, and teamed up with Richard Schuil after the Athens Games for a career in beach volleyball. On 12 May 2007 in Bahrain, the two won their first FIVB World Tour gold medal. They won a silver medal in the same tour on 1 July in Stavanger. They reached the quarter-finals at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the semi-finals in 2012.[2][3] They lost in the bronze medal match against Plavins and Smedins of Latvia.[3] Following Schuil's retirement, Nummerdor paired with Christiaan Varenhorst.
Nummerdor is married to the Dutch volleyball player Manon Nummerdor-Flier.
References
- (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
- "Reinder Nummerdor at sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- "Beijing 2008 – Men's Beach Volleyball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- "London 2012 – Men's Beach Volleyball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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Preceded by |
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Defender" 2009 |
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Preceded by |
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Defender" 2011 |
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Preceded by |
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Inspirational" 2016 |
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