Roelof ("Olof") Antonius van der Meulen (born 8 November 1968, in Sneek, Friesland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.

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Olof van der Meulen
Personal information
Full name	Roelof Antonius van der Meulen
Nickname	Olof
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1968-11-08) 8 November 1968 (age 55) Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands
Height	202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	11
National team
1991–1997  Netherlands
Honours Men's volleyball Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 1992 Barcelona Team World Championship 1994 Greece Team FIVB World Cup 1995 Japan World Grand Champions Cup 1997 Japan European Championship 1997 Netherlands 1993 Finland 1995 Greece 1991 Germany

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After having won the silver medal in 1992, Van der Meulen's finest hour came in 1996, when he won the gold medal in Atlanta, United States with the Dutch Men's Volleyball National Team by defeating Italy in the final (3–2).

• (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee

• Olof van der Meulen at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Olof van der Meulen at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
• Olof van der Meulen at Olympedia
• Volleybox.net Profile

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