Robert Meeuwsen (born 21 March 1988 in
Nieuwegein
Nieuwegein () is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is bordered on the north by the city of Utrecht, the provincial capital. It is separated from Vianen to the south by the river Lek and borders on IJsselstein in the ...
) is a Dutch male
beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two to four players each on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side o ...
player. He is the 2013 World Champion alongside his teammate
Alexander Brouwer.
FIVB 2013 World Beach Volleyball Championships
/ref> He is also a beach volleyball bronze medalist from the 2016 Summer Olympics
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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city wa ...
.
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1988 births
Living people
Dutch men's beach volleyball players
Sportspeople from Nieuwegein
Volleyball players from Utrecht (province)
Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic beach volleyball players for the Netherlands
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in beach volleyball
Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
Beach volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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