Olav van Wijngaarden
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| National team | Netherlands national korfball team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1996 Papendrecht, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Korfball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Papendrechtse Korfbal Club (PKC) (2001-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olav van Wijngaarden (born 7 September 1996) is a Dutch korfball player. He is a member of Papendrechtse Korfbal Club (PKC) and the Netherlands national korfball team.[1]
In 2017 Van Wijngaarden broke his jaw after he was hit during nightlife in Papendrecht.[2]
Van Wijngaarden was the best player in the 2021 Korfbal League.[3]
With the national team he won the gold medal at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.[4]
Achievements[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
- Korfbal League champion, 3x (2015, 2021)
- Korbal League best player, (2021)
- Korfball Europa Cup champion, 1x (2016)
- Korfball Supercup champion, 2x (2016, 2018)
- Ereklasse korfbal champion, 3x (2016, 2018, 2021)
- Netherlands Korfball player of the year, 1x (2021)
National team[change | change source]
- World Games champion, 2x (2017, 2022)
- World champion, 1x (2019)
- European champion, 2x (2018, 2021)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Olav van Wijngaarden (PKC) na verloren finale Korfbal League: 'Seizoen was alleen geslaagd als we kampioen waren geworden'". rijnmond.nl (in Dutch). 16 April 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "PKC-korfballer breekt kaak bij uitgaansgeweld". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "Beste speler: Olav van Wijngaarden". korfbal.nl (in Dutch). 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "Korfball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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