van MARUM Djoke – NED (PVE)
Djoke played volleyball from the age of 15. After becoming physically impaired, in 1985 she began playing sitting volleyball. She found sitting faster and more attractive, and eventually achieved membership of the Dutch sitting volleyball international squad in 1992. Having played with Joze Banfi in the Dutch league, she attributes him as having the greatest influence on her development, particularly during the period he was coach to the Dutch sitting volleyball international team. Djoke admired double amputee Joze as a person, a coach and for the way he coached children with a physical impairment.
As a player, Djoke van Marum represented The Netherlands at the following events:
1993 – Finland – European Championships – Gold medal
1994 – Netherlands – World Championships – Gold medal
1995 – Slovenia – European Championships – Gold medal
1996 – Latvia – EuroCup – Bronze medal
1997 – Estonia – European Championships – Bronze medal
1999 – Bosnia – European Championships – Bronze medal
2000 – Netherlands – World Championships – Gold medal
2001 – Hungary – European Championships – Gold medal
2002 – Slovenia – World Championships – Gold medal
2002 – Latvia – EuroCup – Gold medal
2003 – Finland – European Championships – Gold medal
2003 – Japan – Asian Cup – Gold medal
2004 – Athens – Paralympics – Silver medal
2005 – Germany – European Championships – Gold medal
2006 – Netherlands – World Championships – Gold medal
2007 – Hungary – European Championships – Gold medal
2008 – Beijing – Paralympics – Bronze medal
2008 – Egypt – WPV Intercontinental Cup – Gold medal
2009 – Poland – European Championships – Gold medal
2009 – Netherlands – Eurocup – Silver medal
2010 – USA – World Championships – 4th place
2010 – Egypt – WPV Intercontinental Cup – Silver medal
2011 – Netherlands – European Championships – Silver medal
2011 – Ukraine – WPV Intercontinental World Cup – 7th place
2012 – London – Paralympics – 4th place
2014 – Poland – World Championships – 4th place
2015 – Slovenia – European Championships – 4th place
2016 – China – WPV Intercontinental Cup – Silver Medal
2016 – Rio – Paralympics – 6th place
2017 – Croatia – European Championships – Bronze medal
2018 – Netherlands – World Championships – 8th place
Award received:
Gold medal pin from the NEVOBO (Dutch Volleyball Association)
In support of the nomination of Djoke van Marum’s, former Netherlands Women’s team coach Pim Scherpenzeel wrote:
I have known Djoke since 2013, when I became the head coach of the Dutch National Women’s Sitting volleyball team. She had been a player since the team first started in 1992 and she played until the World Championships in the Netherlands in 2018. She played 333 (!) matches in the National team, including 4 World Championships, 7 European Championships and 4 Paralympics (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016). In all the years I had the privilege of being her coach. She was very much committed to the team and to the game and it was extremely rare for her to miss a training-session,
She is not only a committed sitting volleyball player but also a very, very, very big promoter of sitting volleyball. She delivers clinics, workshops and training sessions at schools, clubs and everywhere else where there is a chance of promoting our sport. In her 45-year active career she has delivered hundreds of clinics and other promotional activities. Even though she is not an active player anymore, she still does! She has introduced sitting volleyball to several thousands (!) of kids all over our country.
Besides all she did and does for our sport, she is also an endearing and beautiful person. She has a lot of patience, is always kind and friendly, enthusiastic, and joyful. In all the years I have known her, I have never once seen her grumpy/moody or angry. She is genuinely interested in people, makes time for anybody, and children in particular.