Sanne Keizer

Sanne Keizer
Keizer in 2007
Personal information
National team Netherlands
Born (1985-02-06) 6 February 1985 (age 39)
Doetinchem, Netherlands
Years active2002–2013, 2017–present
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Sport
SportBeach volleyball
PositionRight side/defender[1]
PartnerMadelein Meppelink (2017–)
Former partners
International medals
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Netherlands
World Tour
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai Open
Gold medal – first place 2011 Myslowice Open
Silver medal – second place 2012 Gstaad Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2018 Mersin 3-star
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Japan Open
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Beijing Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Vienna Major
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 The Hague Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 The Hague Team
U18 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Xylokastro Team
U18 European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Illichivsk Team
Updated on 9 March 2019
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Sanne Keizer (born 6 February 1985) is a Dutch beach volleyball player who plays as a right-side defender with her partner Madelein Meppelink. Her career highlights include two gold, two silver and four bronze medals on the FIVB World Tour. She is a two-time European Champion and she represented the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing ninth with Marleen van Iersel.

Keizer took up indoor volleyball at the age of 11 and spent several years playing in the Dutch volleyball leagues. She competed in her first international beach volleyball event in 2002 and became the inaugural U18 World Champion the same year. Keizer debuted on the World Tour the following year. For the next eight seasons, she had limited international success competing with three different partners. Her breakthrough came at the end of 2008 when she teamed up with van Iersel. The pair entered the top ten of the world rankings the year after and medalled on the World Tour five times in total, including their first World Tour title in 2011. They continued to play together until Keizer retired from beach volleyball at the end of 2013.

After a four-year hiatus, Keizer returned to full-time competition partnered with Meppelink. Having been a blocker in the first leg of her career, she came back as a defender instead. Keizer and Meppelink found success quickly, medalling on the World Tour twice in their first season together and winning the 2018 European Championships.

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