Henk-Jan Held

Hendrik Jan ("Henk-Jan") Held (born 12 November 1967) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona.

Henk-Jan Held
Personal information
Full name	Hendrik Jan Held
Nickname	Henk-Jan Held
Born	(1967-11-12) 12 November 1967 (age 57) Renswoude, Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Number	3
National team
1990–1997  Netherlands
Honours Men's volleyball Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 1992 Barcelona Team World Championship 1994 Greece Team FIVB World Cup 1995 Japan World League 1996 Rotterdam 1990 Osaka World Grand Champions Cup 1997 Japan European Championship 1997 Netherlands 1993 Finland 1995 Greece 1991 Germany

After having won the silver medal in 1992, Held's finest hour came in 1996, when he won the gold medal in Atlanta with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating Italy in the final (3–2). Held played professional volleyball in Italy for several years.

References

• (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee

External links

• Henk-Jan Held at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Henk-Jan Held at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
• Henk-Jan Held at WorldofVolley
• Henk-Jan Held at Olympedia
• Volleybox.net profile