Robert Horstink (born 26 December 1981 in

Twello Twello is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Voorst, about southwest of Deventer. Twello is a village between the cities Deventer and Apeldoorn. It has several primary schools, among them , a publi ...

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) is a

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player from the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team. He mainly plays as an outside hitter and is known for his vertical jump, his cocky attitude, and his powerful backrow attacks.

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Dutch Olympic Committee
1981 births Living people People from Voorst Dutch men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of the Netherlands Sportspeople from Gelderland {{Netherlands-bio-stub