Richard Schuil

Richard Schuil (born 2 May 1973) is a beach volleyball player from the Netherlands.

Richard Schuil

Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Men's volleyball
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team indoor
European Championships
1997 Netherlands Team indoor
Men's beach volleyball
European Beach Championships
2008 Hamburg Beach outdoor
2007 Valencia Beach outdoor

Schuil was born in Leeuwarden, Friesland. A former volleyball player, he represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics in volleyball, starting in 1996 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).

After the 2004 Summer Olympics, he teamed with Reinder Nummerdor for a career in beach volleyball.[1] The two won their first FIVB World Tour gold medal in 2007 at Valencia, Spain. To date they have won six gold medals. They have also appeared at two Olympic games.

Personal

Schuil married on 6 June 2009 the Dutch volleyball player Elke Wijnhoven. In March 2012, their daughter Lisa was born.

Individual awards
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References
  1. http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=7583
Awards
Preceded by
 Harley Marques (BRA)		 Men's FIVB Beach World Tour "Most Outstanding"
2009		 Succeeded by
 Phil Dalhausser (USA)


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