Henk-Jan Held

Henk-Jan Held
Personal information
Full name	Hendrik Jan Held
Nickname	Henk-Jan Held
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1967-11-12) November 12, 1967 Renswoude, Utrecht, Netherlands
Honours Olympic medal record Men's volleyball Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team competition 1992 Barcelona Team competition European Championships 1997 Netherlands Team competition

Hendrik Jan ("Henk-Jan") Held (born 12 November 1967 in Renswoude, Utrecht) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.

After having won the silver medal in 1992, Held's finest hour came in 1996, when he won the gold medal in Atlanta, United States with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating Italy in the final (3-2). Held played professionally volleyball in Italy for several years.

References

• (Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee

Netherlands – 1992 Summer Olympics (Silver Medal)
1 Teffer 3 Held 5 Boudrie 7 Klok 8 Zwerver 9 Avital Selinger 10 Benne 11 van der Meulen 12 Blangé 13 Posthuma 14 van der Horst 15 Zoodsma Coach: Arie Selinger

Netherlands – 1996 Summer Olympics (Gold Medal)
1 Latuhihin 2 Held 4 Rodenburg 5 Görtzen 6 Schuil 8 Zwerver 9 B. van de Goor 10 Posthuma 11 van der Meulen 12 Blangé 13 Grabert 16 M. van de Goor Coach: Alberda