Olav van Wijngaarden
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Netherlands national korfball team |
| Born | 7 September 1996 Papendrecht, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Korfball |
| Club | Papendrechtse Korfbal Club (PKC) (2001-) |
Medal record | |
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Olav van Wijngaarden (born 7 September 1996) is a Dutch korfball player. He is a member of Papendrechtse Korfbal Club (PKC) and the Netherlands national korfball team.[1]
In 2017 Van Wijngaarden broke his jaw after he was hit during nightlife in Papendrecht.[2]
Van Wijngaarden was the best player in the 2021 Korfbal League.[3]
With the national team he won the gold medal at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.[4]
Achievements[change]
Club[change]
- Korfbal League champion, 3x (2015, 2021)
- Korbal League best player, (2021)
- Korfball Europa Cup champion, 1x (2016)
- Korfball Supercup champion, 2x (2016, 2018)
- Ereklasse korfbal champion, 3x (2016, 2018, 2021)
- Netherlands Korfball player of the year, 1x (2021)
National team[change]
- World Games champion, 2x (2017, 2022)
- World champion, 1x (2019)
- European champion, 2x (2018, 2021)
References[change]
- ↑ "Olav van Wijngaarden (PKC) na verloren finale Korfbal League: 'Seizoen was alleen geslaagd als we kampioen waren geworden'". rijnmond.nl (in Nederlands). 16 April 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "PKC-korfballer breekt kaak bij uitgaansgeweld". Algemeen Dagblad (in Nederlands). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "Beste speler: Olav van Wijngaarden". korfbal.nl (in Nederlands). 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "Korfball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
