Martin van der Horst
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Johan Martin van der Horst (born April 2, 1965 in Heemskerk
, North Holland
) is a retired volleyball
player from the Netherlands
, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics (1992 and 2000). He was a member of the Dutch national team that won the silver medal in Barcelona, Spain (1992).
Heemskerk
Heemskerk is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.-Local government:The municipal council of Heemskerk consists of 25 seats, which are divided as follows:* PvdA - 5 seats* CDA - 5 seats* VVD - 5 seats...
, North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
) is a retired volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics (1992 and 2000). He was a member of the Dutch national team that won the silver medal in Barcelona, Spain (1992).