Richard Schuil

Richard Schuil (born 2 May 1973) is a former beach volleyball player from the Netherlands.

Richard Schuil
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1973-05-02) 2 May 1973
Height202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Indoor
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Netherlands Indoor
Men's beach volleyball
European Beach Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Hamburg Beach
Silver medal – second place 2007 Valencia Beach

Schuil was born in Leeuwarden, Friesland. A former volleyball player, he represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics in volleyball, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final (3-2).

Beach volleyball

After the 2004 Summer Olympics, Schuil teamed with Reinder Nummerdor for a career in beach volleyball.[2] The two won their first FIVB World Tour gold medal in 2007 at Valencia, Spain. To date they have won six gold medals. They have also appeared at two Olympic Games.

In his beach volleyball career, Schuil won 18 tournaments and $568,000 in prizes.[2]

Personal

Schuil married on 6 June 2009 the Dutch volleyball player Elke Wijnhoven. In March 2012, their daughter Lisa was born.

Individual awards

References

  1. "Richard Schuil". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. "Richard Schuil". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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