place_of_birth robert horstink
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games ___MASK99___ the Olympiad , first held in 1896 , is an international multi - sport event that is hosted by a different city every four years . The most recent Olympics were held in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . The International Olympic Committee organizes the games and oversees the host city ' s preparations . In each Olympic event , gold medals are awarded for first place , silver medals are awarded for second place , and bronze medals are awarded for third ; this tradition began in 1904 . The Winter Olympic Games were created due to the success ___MASK99___ the Summer Olympics . Robert Horstink ( born December 26 , 1981 in Twello , ___MASK48___ ) is a volleyball player from the ___MASK55___ , who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece . There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men ' s National Team . He mainly plays as an outside hitter and is known for his vertical jump , his cocky attitude , and his powerful backrow attacks . The ___MASK91___ ( or ) is a region that consists ___MASK99___ the ___MASK91___ Sea , its islands ( some surrounded by the ___MASK91___ Sea and some bordering both the ___MASK91___ Sea and the North ___MASK98___ ) and the surrounding coasts . The region is southeast ___MASK99___ the Gulf ___MASK99___ Mexico and the North American mainland , east ___MASK99___ Central America , and north ___MASK99___ ___MASK11___ . The ___MASK55___ is the main constituent country ___MASK99___ the Kingdom ___MASK99___ the ___MASK55___ . It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean . The European part ___MASK99___ the ___MASK55___ borders Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , sharing maritime borders with Belgium , the United Kingdom , and Germany . The largest cities in the ___MASK55___ are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht . Amsterdam is the country ' s capital , while The Hague holds the Dutch seat ___MASK99___ government and parliament . The name " Holland " is used to refer informally to the whole ___MASK99___ the country ___MASK99___ the ___MASK55___ . ___MASK48___ ( also Guelders in English ) is a province ___MASK99___ the Netherlands , located in the central eastern part ___MASK99___ the country . With a land area ___MASK99___ nearly 5 , 000 km , it is the largest province ___MASK99___ the Netherlands and shares borders with six other provinces and Germany . ___MASK44___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK99___ ___MASK44___ , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France , the Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area ___MASK99___ and has a population ___MASK99___ about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , ___MASK44___ is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % ___MASK99___ the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % ___MASK99___ all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group ___MASK99___ German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . The ___MASK38___ ___MASK99___ Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the ___MASK38___ ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast ___MASK99___ the European mainland , it includes the island ___MASK99___ Great Britain ( the name ___MASK99___ which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part ___MASK99___ the island ___MASK99___ Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part ___MASK99___ the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic ___MASK99___ Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the ___MASK98___ , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area ___MASK99___ , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . Guelders or Gueldres is a historical county , later duchy ___MASK99___ the Holy Roman Empire , located in the Low Countries . A team sport includes any sport which involves two or more players working together towards a shared objective . A team sport is an activity in which individuals are organized into opposing teams which compete to win . Examples are basketball , volleyball , water ___MASK71___ , handball , lacrosse , cricket , baseball , and the various forms ___MASK99___ football and hockey . ___MASK30___ is the capital and most populous city in the Dutch province ___MASK99___ ___MASK30___ . It is located in the eastern corner ___MASK99___ the Randstad conurbation and is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands with a population ___MASK99___ in . In modern politics and history , a parliament is a legislative , elected body ___MASK99___ government . Generally a modern parliament has three functions : representing the electorate , making laws , and overseeing the government (" i . e .", hearings , inquiries ). ___MASK39___ ( or "< nowiki >'</ nowiki > s - Gravenhage " ) is a city located in the western coast ___MASK99___ the Netherlands , and the capital city ___MASK99___ the province ___MASK99___ South Holland . Twello is a village in the Dutch province ___MASK99___ Gelderland . It is located in the municipality ___MASK99___ ___MASK13___ , about southwest ___MASK99___ Deventer . Twello is a village between the cities Deventer and Apeldoorn . It has several primary schools , among them : De Hietweide , a public school , which means it has no religion tied to it and Sint Martinus , a catholic primary school , located in front ___MASK99___ the Sint Martinuskerk ( see picture ). The village also has two high schools for vmbo and the first 3 grades ___MASK99___ havo . ___MASK76___ is a region and former province on the western coast ___MASK99___ the Netherlands . The name " ___MASK76___ " is also frequently used to informally refer to the whole ___MASK99___ the country ___MASK99___ the Netherlands . This usage is commonly accepted in other countries , and not entirely uncommon among the Dutch themselves , though some in the Netherlands and particularly in other regions ___MASK99___ the country may find it undesirable , misleading or insulting . ___MASK3___ is the capital and most populous municipality ___MASK99___ the Kingdom ___MASK99___ the Netherlands . Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution ___MASK99___ the Netherlands , although it is not the seat ___MASK99___ the government , which is The Hague . ___MASK3___ has a population ___MASK99___ 847 , 176 within the city proper , 1 , 343 , 647 in the urban area , and 2 , 431 , 000 in the ___MASK3___ metropolitan area . The city is located in the province ___MASK99___ North Holland in the west ___MASK99___ the country . The metropolitan area comprises much ___MASK99___ the northern part ___MASK99___ the Randstad , one ___MASK99___ the larger conurbations in Europe , with a population ___MASK99___ approximately 7 million . ___MASK88___ , officially the Federal ___MASK43___ ___MASK99___ ___MASK88___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area ___MASK99___ , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK88___ is the most populous member state ___MASK99___ the European Union . After the United States , it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK88___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , ___MASK29___ , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . ___MASK66___ is a city in the ___MASK55___ , located in ___MASK70___ , within the Rhine  ___MASK16___  Scheldt river delta at the North Sea . Its history goes back to 1270 when a dam was constructed in the Rotte river by people settled around it for safety . In 1340 ___MASK66___ was granted city rights by the Count ___MASK99___ Holland and slowly grew into a major logistic and economic centre . Nowadays it is home to Europe ' s largest port and has a population ___MASK99___ 633 , 471 ( city proper ), ranking second in the ___MASK55___ . The Greater Rijnmond area is home to approximately 1 . 4 million people and the ___MASK66___ The Hague Metropolitan Area makes for the 168th most populous urban area in the world . ___MASK66___ is part ___MASK99___ the yet larger Randstad conurbation with a total population ___MASK99___ 7 , 100 , 000 . ___MASK94___ is a municipality and city in the Salland region ___MASK99___ the Dutch province ___MASK99___ Overijssel . ___MASK94___ is largely situated on the east bank ___MASK99___ the river IJssel , but also has a small part ___MASK99___ its territory on the west bank . In 2005 the municipality ___MASK99___ Bathmen ( pop . 5 , 000 ) was merged with ___MASK94___ as part ___MASK99___ a national effort to reduce bureaucracy in the country . Western Europe , also West Europe , is the region comprising the western part ___MASK99___ the European continent . There may be differences between the geopolitical and purely geographic definitions ___MASK99___ the term . Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams ___MASK99___ six players are separated by a net . Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team ' s court under organized rules . It has been a part ___MASK99___ the official program ___MASK99___ the Summer Olympic Games since 1964 . ___MASK13___ is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands . A country is a region that is identified as a distinct national entity in political geography . A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state , as a non - sovereign or formerly sovereign political division , or a geographic region associated with sets ___MASK99___ previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics . Regardless ___MASK99___ the physical geography , in the modern internationally accepted legal definition as defined by the League ___MASK99___ Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945 , a resident ___MASK99___ a country is subject to the independent exercise ___MASK99___ legal jurisdiction . The ___MASK10___ is a marginal sea ___MASK99___ the ___MASK98___ located between Great Britain , Scandinavia , Germany , the Netherlands , Belgium , and France . An epeiric ( or " shelf ") sea on the European continental shelf , it connects to the ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north . It is more than long and wide , with an area ___MASK99___ around . The Kingdom ___MASK99___ the Netherlands , commonly known as the Netherlands , is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in western Europe and in the Caribbean .