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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 17, 2016

(6) Madelein Meppelink/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands

Madelein Meppelink
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 29, 1989 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rhenen

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

122

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$475,127.50

Marleen Ramond-van Iersel
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 7, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Breda

Height:

178 cm (5'11")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

156

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$587,927.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	31	0	4	4	2	8	0	8	0	2	3	US$467,375.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005	Did not play	Marloes Wesselink - 9th
2015	Marleen Van Iersel - 3rd	Madelein Meppelink - 3rd
2016	Marleen Van Iersel - 9th	Madelein Meppelink - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-9/2016	Gstaad Major	7	4th	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2016	Porec Major	5	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2016	Poland Grand Slam	6	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2016	Major Hamburg	8	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	7	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	4/27-5/1/2016	Fortaleza Open	3	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	7	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	5	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/29-10/4/2015	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	6	5th	0	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	4	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	7	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	5	9th	360	US$11,000.00

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/6/2016

Pool F

Norisbeth Agudo / Olaya Pazo, Venezuela (19)

Won 21-17, 21-11

0:33

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Madelein Meppelink	Total	18	15	0	0.833	2	3	2	5
	1	18	15	0	0.833	2	3	2	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Marleen Van Iersel	Total	17	13	0	0.765	0	7	4	5
	1	17	13	0	0.765	0	7	4	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/8/2016

Pool F

Natalia Alfaro / Karen Charles, Costa Rica (18)

Won 21-16, 21-16

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Madelein Meppelink	Total	21	12	0	0.571	3	5	1	3
	1	21	12	0	0.571	3	5	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Marleen Van Iersel	Total	23	17	0	0.739	0	10	1	10
	1	23	17	0	0.739	0	10	1	10
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/10/2016

Pool F

Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (7)

Lost 25-27, 21-18, 14-16

1:00

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Madelein Meppelink	Total	28	13	0	0.464	6	4	4	5
	1	28	13	0	0.464	6	4	4	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Marleen Van Iersel	Total	44	24	0	0.545	0	6	2	8
	1	44	24	0	0.545	0	6	2	8
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/13/2016

Winner 1

Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (17)

Lost 21-19, 13-21, 10-15

0:58

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Madelein Meppelink	Total	37	14	0	0.378	6	3	3	4
	1	37	14	0	0.378	6	3	3	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Marleen Van Iersel	Total	24	11	0	0.458	0	15	0	3
	1	24	11	0	0.458	0	15	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Madelein Meppelink	104	54	0	0.519	17	15	10	17
Marleen Van Iersel	108	65	0	0.602	0	38	7	26
Total	212	119	0	0.561	17	53	17	43
Opponents	190	87	0	0.458	9	55	8	15

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Did not play	Sanne Keizer - 5th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Marloes Wesselink - 37th	Sanne Keizer - 9th
2012	Olympic Games	London	Sophie van Gestel - 9th	Sanne Keizer - 9th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Sophie van Gestel - 17th	Sanne Keizer - 9th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Marleen Van Iersel - 9th	Madelein Meppelink - 9th
2015	World Tour Finals	Fort Lauderdale	Marleen Van Iersel - 5th	Madelein Meppelink - 5th
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Sophie van Gestel - 17th	Manon Nummerdor-Flier - 17th
2018	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Sanne Keizer - 9th	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Sanne Keizer - 9th	Joy Stubbe - 9th
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Sanne Keizer - 9th	Joy Stubbe - 17th
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Sanne Keizer - 19th	Did not play
2021	World Tour Finals	Cagliari	Sanne Keizer - 9th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Meppelink/Van Iersel lead the series against the field 46-38 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-7
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-18, 21-19	0:39
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-18, 21-12	0:35
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	4	21-17, 21-18	0:35
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-12, 25-23	0:37
5/31/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-17, 21-14	0:40
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	13, Q1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	21-16, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 3-4
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bednarczuk/Seixas	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	1:00
2/27/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Semi-Finals	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Bednarczuk/Seixas	1	21-14, 21-17	0:41
10/2/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Winner 1	Bednarczuk/Seixas	4	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	21-13, 26-24	0:49
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	21-17, 24-22	0:43
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 3	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	16-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:58
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	Bednarczuk/Seixas	4	21-13, 21-23, 15-12	0:53
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-16, 23-21	0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-2
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	21-19, 23-21	0:41
7/26/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-16, 21-16	0:38
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	13	21-14, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 4-3
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-13, 21-16	0:33
2/27/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	28-26, 21-16	0:51
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	21-11, 21-14	0:31
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Bronze Medal	Meppelink/Van Iersel	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	22-20, 21-19	0:41
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	19-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:47
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-15, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 5 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 3-1
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bansley/Pavan	5	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	19-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:46
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	Bansley/Pavan	3	21-15, 21-17	0:37
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	Bansley/Pavan	22	21-13, 21-15	0:31
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Bansley/Pavan	23	21-17, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-6
8/10/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool F	Bawden/Clancy	7	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	27-25, 18-21, 16-14	1:00
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool G	Bawden/Clancy	10	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-19, 21-18	0:36
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool H	Bawden/Clancy	9	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	23-21, 21-11	0:35
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Bawden/Clancy	17	Meppelink/Van Iersel	1	24-22, 16-21, 15-12	1:03
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	2	Bawden/Clancy	15	22-20, 21-19	0:39
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool B	Meppelink/Van Iersel	2	Bawden/Clancy	15	21-10, 26-28, 15-12	0:54
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Bawden/Clancy	22	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	22-20, 22-20	0:39
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bawden/Clancy	15	Meppelink/Van Iersel	1	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 8 Borger/Buthe, Germany 3-4
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Borger/Buthe	7	21-11, 23-21	0:39
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	32-30, 21-17	0:51
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:53
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Borger/Buthe	10	By Forfeit
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	11	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:53
5/17/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Gold Medal	Borger/Buthe	4	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:55
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Borger/Buthe	6	26-24, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 2-0
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Forrer/Verge-Depre	14	21-11, 21-16	0:31
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	17	16-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:48
Series tied with # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 3-3
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	14	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	21-17, 16-21, 18-16	0:52
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	21-13, 21-19	0:37
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool E	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	12	16-21, 21-19, 15-6	0:52
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	21-15, 21-19	0:36
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Baquerizo/Fernandez	5	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	17-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:54
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Meppelink/Van Iersel	13	Baquerizo/Fernandez	7	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 3-1
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	21-16, 21-19	0:36
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool E	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	21-13, 17-21, 16-14	0:48
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	20-22, 22-20, 15-10	0:52
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Meppelink/Van Iersel	13	Brzostek/Wojtasik	29, Q10	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 13 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 4-1
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Fendrick/Sweat	15	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:49
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool E	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Fendrick/Sweat	12	19-21, 27-25, 15-13	0:59
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool B	Meppelink/Van Iersel	2	Fendrick/Sweat	18	15-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:50
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Fendrick/Sweat	12	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	21-15, 18-21, 16-14	0:55
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Fendrick/Sweat	13	24-22, 21-16	0:36
Series tied with # 14 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-1
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Gallay/Klug	23	21-13, 21-19	0:29
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool H	Gallay/Klug	25, Q5	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-15, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Wang/Yue, China 4-1
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Wang/Yue	27, Q3	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:48
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Wang/Yue	22	21-13, 26-24	0:43
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool E	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Wang/Yue	12	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:55
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Wang/Yue	10	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-18, 21-16	0:41
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool H	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Wang/Yue	9	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Broder/May, Canada 4-1
9/4/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool D	Meppelink/Van Iersel	4	Broder/May	9	By Forfeit
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Broder/May	23, Q2	21-19, 21-18	0:42
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Semi-Finals	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Broder/May	10	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:55
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool H	Broder/May	25	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	21-18, 21-19	0:36
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool H	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Broder/May	24	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 4-1
8/13/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	19-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:58
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Mader/Zumkehr	23	21-17, 21-19	0:36
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool E	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Mader/Zumkehr	21	21-13, 24-22	0:45
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Mader/Zumkehr	1	21-16, 21-11	0:36
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool A	Meppelink/Van Iersel	1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-15, 11-21, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # 18 Alfaro/Charles, Costa Rica 1-0
8/8/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool F	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	Alfaro/Charles	18	21-16, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 1-0
8/6/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool F	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	Agudo/Pazo	19	21-17, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 20 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 2-0
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	van Gestel/van der Vlist	23, Q2	21-17, 21-12	0:33
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool E	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	van Gestel/van der Vlist	28, Q12	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 23 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-2
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Hermannova/Slukova	26, Q6	21-19, 21-17	0:38
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool G	Hermannova/Slukova	26, Q3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-16, 12-21, 15-11	0:51
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool E	Hermannova/Slukova	21	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	20-22, 21-17, 15-11	1:01