Bas van de Goor
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Sebastiaan Jacques Henri van de Goor (born September 4, 1971 in Oss
, Noord-Brabant) is a retired volleyball
player from the Netherlands
, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996
.
At his Olympic debut he won the gold medal, alongside his younger brother and three-time Olympian Mike
, by defeating arch rivals Italy
(3-2) in the final. Four years later, Van de Goor ended up in fifth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia.
His national volleyball coach Joop Alberda referred to him as the 'Michael Jordan
of volleyball.'
In 2003, Van de Goor was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
. He has founded the Bas van de Goor Foundation, aimed at "improving the quality of life for people with diabetes through sports".
Oss
Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord Brabant.- Population centres :-Transportation:* Railway stations: Oss, Oss West, Ravenstein- The city of Oss :...
, Noord-Brabant) 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 consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured beach volleyball for the first time as the official Olympic sport.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
.
At his Olympic debut he won the gold medal, alongside his younger brother and three-time Olympian Mike
Mike van de Goor
Mike Willem Frank van de Goor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...
, by defeating arch rivals Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(3-2) in the final. Four years later, Van de Goor ended up in fifth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia.
His national volleyball coach Joop Alberda referred to him as the 'Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
of volleyball.'
In 2003, Van de Goor was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Diabetes mellitus type 1 is a form of diabetes mellitus that results from autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. The subsequent lack of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose...
. He has founded the Bas van de Goor Foundation, aimed at "improving the quality of life for people with diabetes through sports".