Jan Marcus Posthuma (born 11 June 1963) is a retired

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player from the

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, who represented his native country in three consecutive

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, starting in

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. After having won the silver medal in 1992, Posthuma won the gold medal in

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(1996) with the Dutch Men's Volleyball National Team by defeating

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in the final (3–2).

Individual awards

* '' 1992 FIVB World League "Best Digger"''

References

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Dutch Olympic Committee

External links

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Volleybox.net profile
1963 births Living people Dutch men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in volleyball People from Dokkum Volleyball players from Friesland Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 21st-century Dutch people Middle blockers Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Italy 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-volleyball-bio-stub