Maret Balkestein-Grothues
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Grothues at the 2013 world championships
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| Full name | Maret Balkestein-Grothues | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Netherlands | ||||||||||||
| Born | September 16, 1988 Almelo, Netherlands |
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| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Spike | 304 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||
| Block | 285 cm (112 in) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | wing spiker | ||||||||||||
| Current club | Atom Trefl Sopot | ||||||||||||
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Maret Balkestein-Grothues, née Maret Grothues (born 16 September 1988 in Almelo) is a Dutch volleyball player who plays as an wing spiker. She has been a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team.[1] Since October 2015 she plays for the Polish team Atom Trefl Sopot.[2]
Grothues started playing volleyball with the Dutch club Krekkers in 1996. She made her international debut in the Dutch national team at the opening match of the Montreux Volley Masters against Cuba in June 2008. Grothues did not play in the national team in 2014, due to an Achilles heel injury. At the 2010 World Championship she won the "best server" trophy. She played at the European Championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014. In 2015 she played with the national team at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. As of 2015 she has 204 caps.[1]
Clubs
Krekkers (1996–2004)- VV Pollux (2004–2006)
- Longa '59 Lichtenvoorde (2006–2008)
- TVC Amstelveen (2009–2011)
Parma Volley (2011–2012)- Cuatto Giaveno Volley (2012–2012)
Lokomotiv Baku (2012–2013)
RC Cannes (2013–2015)
Atom Trefl Sopot (2015–2016)
Awards
Individuals
Personal
Maret Grothues married the Dutch hockey player Marcel Balkestein on 5 July 2014 and became Maret Balkestein-Grothues, following Dutch convention.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FIVB Profile
- ↑ Balkestein brings new orange energy to PGE Atom Trefl, PGE Atom Trefl Sopot, 18 October 2015
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- Use dmy dates from October 2015
- Use British English from October 2015
- Pages with broken file links
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Dutch women's volleyball players
- Sportspeople from Almelo
- Dutch expatriates in France
- Expatriate volleyball players
- Lokomotiv Baku volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games
- European Games competitors for the Netherlands
