Thomas Edgar (volleyball)

Thomas Edgar
Thomas Edgar
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Edgar
Nationality	Australia
Born	21 June 1989 (age 35); Bundaberg, Australia
Height	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Spike	357 cm (141 in)
Block	341 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite Spiker
Current club	Al Ain FC
Number	6
Career
2008–2010; 2010–2011; 2011–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2015; 2015–2016; 2016–2017; 2017–2022; 2022–2023; 2023–	Linkoping VC; LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk; Volley Corigliano; Sir Safety Perugia; LIG Insurance Greaters; Beijing Baic Motor; Drean Bolivar; JT Thunders; Galatasaray; Al Ain FC
National team
2009–	Australia
Honours
Representing Australia
Men's volleyball
Asian Championship

Thomas Edgar (born 21 June 1989) is an Australian volleyball player. He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Career

He began his career in Queensland. In the 2011–2012 season he played for the Italian Serie A2 club, Volley Corigliano. In the following season, Edgar transferred to Serie A1 club Sir Safety Perugia. In 2013 he moved to South Korea to play for LIG Insurance Greaters. In 2015 he played in the Chinese Volleyball League for Beijing. Thomas has been the captain of the team since 2015.

On 12 August 2022, he signed a one-year contract with Galatasaray, one of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League teams.^[2]

Sporting achievements

2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship – Most Valuable Player

Record

We emphasize that Edgar's record relates only to games under the patronage of the International Volleyball Federation. There are players that scored more points in other competitions. The match Australia – Egypt will also be remembered by another record the highest number of points collected by rival opposites Edgar's 50 points.^[3]^{[clarification needed]}

References

^ "London 2012". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
^ "Thomas Patrick Edgar Galatasaray HDI Sigorta'da!". Galatasaray S.K. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^ Thomas Edgar sets new record

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[1] "London 2012". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

[2] "Thomas Patrick Edgar Galatasaray HDI Sigorta'da!". Galatasaray S.K. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

[3] Thomas Edgar sets new record

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