Wim Scholtmeijer becomes Professional Korfballer  
Wim Scholtmeijer(荷蘭國家代表隊隊員)成為第一位職業合球員
   

Wim Scholtmeijer, one of the biggest names in world korfball, has become the first full-time korfball player ever.
Wim Scholtmeijer 這位球員的名聲在世界合球界當中是很響亮的,
現今的他已成為第一位職業合球員。


The Dutch National Olympic Committee NOC/NSF has taken the decision to award the star of the Dutch national team a professional contract allowing him to concentrate full time on korfball.
This is a result of the A-Status of korfball in the Netherlands, gained due to continual improvement of the KNKV and the korfball game.
此榮耀為荷蘭國家奧林匹克委員會所做的一項決定。

Scholtmeijer won gold medals at the World Championships 2003, World Youth Championships 2004 and the World Games 2005.
Wim Scholtmeijer 曾獲得2005年世界運動會、2004年世界青年錦標賽及2003年世界錦標賽冠軍。

On a club level, he moved from Fortuna Delft to PKC/Café Bar Papendrecht, the reigning Dutch champions, keeping him in line for another Europa Cup title.
他已從原所屬的Fortuna俱樂部轉至PKC俱樂部繼續他的合球生涯。

Photo: Wim Scholtmeijer playing for the Dutch national team in the World Games 2005 korfball tournament.
(右圖為Wim 參加2005年世界運動會決賽照片)