Edwin Benne
Dutch volleyball player
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1965-04-21) 21 April 1965 (age 59) Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edwin Johannes Benne (born 21 April 1965, in Amersfoort) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona.
Benne's international career spanned nine years, ending in 1993. During this time he received 382 caps, and represented his country in two Olympic Games.
Coaching
Benne started his current position of head coach of the Dutch national team in 2011 leading them to a win at the 2012 European League and qualification to the 2013 World League.
References
- (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
External links
- Edwin Benne at WorldofVolley
- Edwin Benne at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Edwin Benne at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net Profile
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Netherlands men's volleyball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
- 1 Teffer
- 3 Held
- 5 Boudrie
- 7 Klok
- 8 Zwerver
- 9 Avital Selinger (c)
- 10 Benne
- 11 van der Meulen
- 12 Blangé
- 13 Posthuma
- 14 van der Horst
- 15 Zoodsma
- Coach: Arie Selinger
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