Caroline Wensink (born 4 August 1984 in

Enschede Enschede (; local ) is a list of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Overijssel and the Twente region of the eastern Netherlands. The east of the urban area reaches ...

Overijssel Overijssel (; ; ; ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name comes from the perspective of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht, Episcopal principality of Utrecht ...

) is a

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from the

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

2007 FIVB World Grand Prix The FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 was the fifteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2007 World Grand Prix lasted four weeks with a total number of 65 matc ...

Ningbo Ningbo is a sub-provincial city in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises six urban districts, two satellite county-level cities, and two rural counties, including several islands in Hangzhou Bay and the Eas ...

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. Caroline won the Best Blocker award in the 2012 European League, as her team ended in 4th place. Wensink is the cousin of

Judith Pietersen Judith Pietersen (born 3 July 1989 in Eibergen) is a Dutch volleyball player, who plays as an opposite. She is a member of the Women's National Team, and competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics. She plays for Volley Millenium Brescia. She learned ...

, with whom she has also played in the Dutch national team.

Awards

Individuals

* 2012 European League "Best Blocker"

References

FIVB Profile

1984 births Living people Dutch women's volleyball players Sportspeople from Enschede Volleyball players from Overijssel Middle blockers Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Italy Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Germany Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in Azerbaijan Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan {{Netherlands-volleyball-bio-stub