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Maret Balkestein-Grothues
Dutch volleyball player

Maret Balkestein-Grothues

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Intro
Dutch volleyball player
A.K.A.
Maret Grothues
Work field
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Age
36 years
Stats
Height:
180
Weight:
67
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Maret Balkestein-Grothues, née Maret Grothues (Dutch pronunciation: [maˈrɛt ˈbɑlkəstɛin ˌɣrɔtˈhys], born 16 September 1988 in Almelo) is a Dutch volleyball player who plays as an wing spiker. She is a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team, and is the current team captain. Since December 2016 she plays for the Turkish team Fenerbahçe.

Grothues started playing volleyball with the Dutch club Krekkers in 1996, inspired by the male national team winning the Olympic gold in Atlanta 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 was promoted to team captain prior to the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. As of 2016 she has 244 caps.

During the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the Dutch women made their Olympic return after 20 years, Balkestein-Grothues injured her ankle during the second game of the group stage. Thus she only returned for the knockout rounds, seeing limited minutes as the Netherlands finished fourth.


Clubs

  • Netherlands Krekkers (1996–2004)
  • Netherlands VV Pollux (2004–2006)
  • Netherlands Longa '59 Lichtenvoorde (2006–2008)
  • Netherlands TVC Amstelveen (2009–2011)
  • Italy Parma Volley (2011–2012)
  • Italy Cuatto Giaveno Volley (2012–2012)
  • Azerbaijan Lokomotiv Baku (2012–2013)
  • France RC Cannes (2013–2015)
  • Poland Atom Trefl Sopot (2015–2016)
  • Turkey Fenerbahçe (2016-...)

Awards

Individuals

  • 2010 FIVB World Championship "Best Server"

Clubs

  • 2016–17 Turkish Volleyball Cup Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Fenerbahçe
  • 2016–17 Turkish Volleyball League Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Fenerbahçe

Personal

Maret Grothues married the Dutch hockey player Marcel Balkestein on 5 July 2014 and became Maret Balkestein-Grothues, following Dutch convention.

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