Class of 2017
Five volleyball legends were inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in the volleyball’s birthplace in Holyoke, Massachusetts. They are: two indoor volleyball players – the Dutch Ronald Zwerver (the 1996 Atlanta Olympics gold medalists) and Irina Kirillova-Parkhomchuk (the 1988 Seoul Olympics and 1990 FIVB World Championship gold medalist, and the 1989 and 1991 CEV European Championship winner), one indoor volleyball coach – the Swedish Anders Kristiansson (45 titles won in club tournaments in four countries), one leader – the Chinese Jizhong Wei (the third President of the FIVB , 2008-2012) and one beach volleyball player – the Brazilian José Loiola (the 1999 FIVB World Championship and World Tour gold medalis).
These five athletes increased the number of inductees to 135 individuals representing 23 different countries.
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Congratulations Anders from me and NOLIKO Maaseik , a great recognition for all you qualities!