Johan Martin van der Horst (born 2 April 1965, in

Heemskerk Heemskerk () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located in the Kennemerland region. Local government As of March 2022, the municipal council of Heemskerk consists of 25 seats, which are divid ...

, North Holland) is a retired

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player from the

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who represented his native country at two

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(1992 and 2000). He was a member of the Dutch national team that won the silver medal in

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(1992).

Individual awards

* '' 1991 FIVB World League "Best Blocker"''

References

*
Dutch Olympic Committee

External links

*
Volleybox.net Profile
1965 births Living people People from Heemskerk Dutch men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic volleyball players for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in volleyball {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from North Holland 20th-century Dutch people Expatriate volleyball players in Sweden Expatriate volleyball players in Belgium Expatriate volleyball players in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Dutch expatriate volleyball players Middle blockers