fullname birth_place nationality birth_date nickname article_title name
hendrik jan held renswoude , utrecht , netherlands dutch 12 november 1967 henk-jan held henk-jan held
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hendrik jan -lrb- `` henk-jan '' -rrb- held -lrb- born 12 november 1967 in renswoude , utrecht -rrb- 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 -lrb- 3-2 -rrb- .
held played professionally volleyball in italy for several years .
