Peter Blangé | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nationality | Dutch | ||
Born | Voorburg, South Holland, Netherlands | 9 December 1964||
Height | 205 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Setter | ||
Number | 12 | ||
National team | |||
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Peter Blangé (born 9 December 1964, in Voorburg, South Holland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. [1] Four years later, he helped the Dutch national team win the silver medal in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [2] Blangé then won the gold medal with the national team in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta by defeating Italy in the final. [1] His final Olympic appearance as an athlete was in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. [1] He was a setter. [1]
In 2012, Blangé was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. [1]
Blangé was the head coach of the Dutch men's national volleyball team from 2006 to 2011. [1]