Korfball is a ball sport played in teams with similarities to netball and basketball.
The objective of the game is to try to throw the ball into a net-less basket to score points for the team. The team with the most points wins.
The ball which is similar to an American football.
Wim has won four Dutch national championships. He started playing when he was 5 years old. He continued on in college for two seasons. In 2005 a new league was introduced as the Korfball League and he declared himself the first korfball professional. He also won gold for the Dutch National Team. Now Wim is the head coach for the Dutch National Team. He has gotten his team to win gold medals at six international tournaments.
September 4, 1982
Netherlands
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