Ronald Zoodsma (born 5 September 1966) is a retired

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player from the

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who represented his native country at two consecutive

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, starting in

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. Under the guidance of head coach Arie Selinger, he ended up in fifth place in

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, followed by the silver medal four years later in

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References

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Dutch Olympic Committee

External links

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Volleybox.net profile
1966 births Living people Dutch men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics P.A.O.K. V.C. players Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic volleyball players for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Sneek Volleyball players from Friesland Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 21st-century Dutch people Middle blockers Dutch expatriate volleyball players in France Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Germany Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Greece Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Italy Dutch volleyball coaches 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-volleyball-bio-stub