Peter Blangé

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.

Peter Blangé
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1964-12-09) 9 December 1964
Voorburg, South Holland, Netherlands
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaTeam
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1994 GreeceTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1995 JapanTeam
World League
Gold medal – first place1996 RotterdamTeam
Silver medal – second place1990 OsakaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1998 MilanTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1997 NetherlandsTeam
Silver medal – second place1993 FinlandTeam
Silver medal – second place1995 GreeceTeam
Bronze medal – third place1989 SwedenTeam
Bronze medal – third place1991 GermanyTeam

In 1996 he won the gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating Italy in the final (3-2). He is currently the head coach of the Dutch Men's National Team.

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