Floortje Meijners (born 16 January 1987 in

Oldenzaal Oldenzaal (; Tweants: ''Oldnzel'') is a municipality and a city in the eastern province of Overijssel in the Netherlands. It is part of the region of Twente and is close to the German border. It received city rights in 1249. Historically, the ...

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) is a

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from the

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, who plays as a wing-spiker. She was a member of the Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal at the

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. Starting from 2010, she played in Italy at

Busto Arsizio Busto Arsizio (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the south-easternmost part of the province of Varese, in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, north of Milan. The economy of Busto Arsizio is mainly based on industry and commerce. It is the ...

, where she remained until 2012, when she moved to River Volley Piacenza. After one year at Turkish team Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul (2014-2015), she is now playing again for the Italian team Nordmeccanica Piacenza.

References

FIVB Profile

*http://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/DettaglioAtleta.asp?IdAtleta=MEI-FLO-87 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Oldenzaal Volleyball players from Overijssel Dutch women's volleyball players Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Italy Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Wing spikers 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-volleyball-bio-stub