Ron Zwerver


Ronald Ferdinand Zwerver is a volleyball coach and former volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul. Zwerver was one of the dominant forces in Dutch volleyball in the 1990s. He was selected as the "best attacker" at both the 1990 and 1994 FIVB World Championships.
Zwerver was a member of the Dutch team that won the silver medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was selected as the "best server", and the gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
In 2017, Zwerver was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.

Coaching

Zwerver coached Nesselande, a team that plays in the highest Dutch volleyball league. He has also served as an assistant coach for the Oregon State University women's volleyball team.

Individual awards

1990 FIVB World League "Best Spiker"1990 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship "Best Spiker"1991 FIVB World League "Best Server"1991 FIVB World League "Best Spiker"