Hidde Van Beest
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Hidde Van Beest is an Australia
n volleyball
player, who was born in the Netherlands
. A Queensland
resident, he played college volleyball in the United States
, and twice competed for Australia at the Summer Olympics: Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.
He attended Craigslea State High School, where he excelled in his chosen sport from the outset.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n 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, who was born in 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...
. A Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
resident, he played college volleyball in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and twice competed for Australia at the Summer Olympics: Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.
He attended Craigslea State High School, where he excelled in his chosen sport from the outset.