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Oliver Venno
Personal information
Full nameOliver Venno
Born (1990-05-23) 23 May 1990 (age 34)
Tartu, Estonia
Height2.10 m (6 ft 10+12 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Spike345 cm (136 in)
Block325 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
Positionopposite
Current clubBudvanska Rivijera Budva
Career
YearsTeams
2006–2009
2009–2010
2010–2012
2012–present
Pere Leib Tartu
ACH Volley Bled
VfB Friedrichshafen
Budvanska Rivijera Budva
National team
2008–presentEstonia Estonia
Honours
Men’s Volleyball
Representing  Estonia
U18 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Brno Beach Volleyball
U19 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 The Hague Beach Volleyball

Oliver Venno (born 23 May 1990 in Tartu) is an Estonian volleyball player currently playing for Budvanska Rivijera Budva in Montenegro. He is a member of the Estonian national team since 2008.

Venno started his career in hometown club Pere Leib Tartu at the age of 16. In addition to three Estonian League silver medals he won the Estonian Cup in 2008 with the Tartu team. In 2009 Venno signed with ACH Volley Bled of Slovenia.[1] With the Bled team Venno won the Slovenian League, the Slovenian Cup on the MEVZA championship and reached the Final Four of the 2009–10 CEV Champions League. From 2010 to 2012 he played in Germany for VfB Friedrichshafen winning one German League championship and one German Cup. Since 2012 Venno is playing for the Montenegrin top team Budvanska Rivijera Budva.[2]

Oliver Venno has been also successful in beach volleyball. Together with Kristo Kollo he won the U-18 Beach European Championship in 2007 [3] and U-19 Beach World Championship in 2008.[4] He represented Estonia at the 2009 and 2011 European Volleyball Championships.

Achievements

  • Estonia Pere Leib Tartu
    • Estonian League:
      • runner-up: 2007, 2008, 2009
    • Estonian Cup: 2008
      • runner-up: 2006, 2007
    • Schenker League:
      • runner-up: 2008, 2009
  • Slovenia ACH Volley Bled
    • Slovenian League: 2010
    • Slovenian Cup: 2010
    • MEVZA: 2010
  • Germany VfB Friedrichshafen
    • German League: 2011
    • German Cup: 2012
      • runner-up: 2011

References

  1. ^ "ÕL: Oliver Venno võtab Sloveenia klubi hea hüppelauana" SPORT.ERR.EE (06.09.2009). Retrieved on 2012-06-11. Template:Et icon
  2. ^ "Venno liitub Meistrite liiga klubiga" Sport | ERR (15.09.2012). Retrieved on 2012-09-15. Template:Et icon
  3. ^ "Kristo Kollo ja Oliver Venno tulid U-18 rannavõrkpalli Euroopa meistriks!" EVF (21.07.2007). Retrieved on 2011-04-22. Template:Et icon
  4. ^ "Under-19 MEN World Championships" FIVB. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.

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