Sophie van Gestel
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.jpg) Van Gestel in 2017 | |||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||
| Born | 29 June 1991 | ||||
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Sophie van Gestel (born 29 June 1991, in Oostelbeers) is a Dutch beach volleyball player.[1] As of 2012, she plays with Madelein Meppelink. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and lost in the round of 16 to Brazilians Juliana Felisberta and Larissa França who eventually won the bronze medal.[2]
As of 2015, she plays with Jantine van der Vlist. They qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The pair played in Pool-E and were eliminated with a set win/loss of 1W/6L.
References
[edit]- ^ Profile Archived 3 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Beach volleyball: Brazilian bruisers beat heroic Dutch". Chicago Tribune. Reuters. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Sophie van Gestel at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Sophie van Gestel at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Sophie van Gestel at Olympedia
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- Dutch women's beach volleyball players
- Beach volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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- Beach volleyball players at the 2015 European Games
- European Games competitors for the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from North Brabant
- 21st-century Dutch women
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