Laura Dijkema
In June 2010 Laura Dijkema made her debut in the national team in the match
against Cuba at the Montreux Volley Masters. So far (01-05-2018), Dijkema has
played 290 international matches for her country. With the Dutch national team
the blonde setter conquered silver at the 2015 European Championship in The
Netherlands and silver at the 2017 European Championship in Azerbaijan. In
Azerbaijan, Dijkema was awarded as best setter of the tournament.
In 2016 Dijkema and her team won bronze in the World Grand Prix and
ended on a historical fourth place in the Rio Olympics. In the 2018-2019 season
Dijkema played for the Italian club Il Bisonte Firenze. She started her volleyball
career at the Dutch club Smash (Beilen) in 1997.