Barthélémy Chinenyeze
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| Nationality | French | ||||
| Born | 28 February 1998 Coudekerque-Branche, France | ||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 375 cm (148 in) | ||||
| Block | 332 cm (131 in) | ||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||
| Current club | Cucine Lube Civitanova | ||||
| Number | 1 | ||||
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Barthélémy Chinenyeze (born 28 February 1998) is a French professional volleyball player. He is part of the France national team. The 2020 Olympic Champion and the 2017 World League winner.[1] At the professional club level, he plays for Cucine Lube Civitanova.
Personal life
Chinenyeze is of Igbo Nigerian descent.
Career
He joined the French national team in 2017, and participated at the 2017 European Championship and the 2017 World Grand Champions Cup. He was a gold medalist of the 2017 World League. On 2 March 2018, he joined Asseco Resovia.[2]
Honours
Clubs
- National championships
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
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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.
- ^ "Nowy środkowy w Asseco Resovii – Barthélémy Chinenyeze dołączył dzisiaj do kadry rzeszowskiego zespołu". nowiny24.pl (in Polish). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barthélémy Chinenyeze.
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Olympedia
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- French people of Igbo descent
- French men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players of France
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- French expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Resovia (volleyball) players
- Middle blockers