Barthélémy Chinenyeze
French volleyball player (born 1998)
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Full name | Barthélémy Ikechi Ross Chinenyeze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 26) Coudekerque-Branche, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 375 cm (148 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 345 cm (136 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Cucine Lube Civitanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barthélémy Ikechi Ross Chinenyeze (born 28 February 1998) is a French professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Cucine Lube Civitanova and the France national team. Chinenyeze won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.[1]
Personal life
Chinenyeze was born in France to an Igbo Nigerian father and French mother.[2]
Career
He joined the national team in 2017, and participated in the 2017 European Championship and the 2017 World Grand Champions Cup. He was a gold medalist at the 2017 World League. On 2 March 2018, he joined Asseco Resovia.[3]
Honours
Club
- Domestic
- 2018–19
French Cup, with Tours VB
- 2018–19
French Championship, with Tours VB
- 2022–23
Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2018–19
Individual awards
- 2018: French Championship – Best middle blocker
- 2019: French Championship – Most valuable player
- 2019: French Championship – Best middle blocker
- 2021: Olympic Games – Best middle blocker
State awards
- 2021:
Knight of the Legion of Honour[4]
References
- ^ "France win first Olympic Volleyball medal in thriller". olympics.com. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ AFP, Frédéric Sourice-Photos «La Voix» et (26 December 2021). "Barthélémy Chinenyeze, sportif régional de l'année (1/2) : « Je suis hyper fier de représenter la région »". La Voix du Nord.
- ^ "Nowy środkowy w Asseco Resovii – Barthélémy Chinenyeze dołączył dzisiaj do kadry rzeszowskiego zespołu". nowiny24.pl (in Polish). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Décret du 8 septembre 2021 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". Légifrance (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
External links
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- Barthélémy Chinenyeze at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Barthélémy Chinenyeze at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Barthélémy Chinenyeze at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Barthélémy Chinenyeze at Volleybox.net
- Barthélémy Chinenyeze at Olympedia
- Barthélémy Chinenyeze at Olympics.com
- Barthélémy Chinenyeze at Équipe de France (in French)