Cintha Boersma
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Jacintha Hedwig Jeanne Boersma (born 1 May 1969 in Amsterdam
, Noord-Holland) is a retired volleyball
player
from the Netherlands
, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Boersma was a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team
that won the gold medal at the 1995 European Championship by defeating Croatia (3-0) in the final.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Noord-Holland) 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
Player (game)
A player of a game is a participant therein. The term 'player' is used with this same meaning both in game theory and in ordinary recreational games....
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 her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Boersma was a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team
Netherlands women's national volleyball team
The Netherlands women's national volleyball team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Nederlandse Volleyball Bond .- Current Squad :as of 2011 Pre-European Olympic Qualification Tournament:...
that won the gold medal at the 1995 European Championship by defeating Croatia (3-0) in the final.