Barthélémy Chinenyeze

Barthélémy Chinenyeze (born 28 February 1998) is a French professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Cucine Lube Civitanova and the France national team. Chinenyeze won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.[1]

Barthélémy Chinenyeze
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998
Coudekerque-Branche, France
Height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Spike375 cm (148 in)
Block345 cm (136 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubCucine Lube Civitanova
Number1
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2018
2018
2018–2019
2019–2021
2021–2022
2022–
Spacer's de Toulouse
Asseco Resovia
Tours VB
Volley Callipo
Allianz Milano
Cucine Lube Civitanova
National team
2017– France
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo
FIVB World League
Gold medal – first place2017 Curitiba
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place2022 Bologna
Silver medal – second place2018 Lille
Bronze medal – third place2021 Rimini

Personal life

Chinenyeze is of Igbo Nigerian descent.

Career

He joined the national team in 2017, and participated in the 2017 European Championship and the 2017 World Grand Champions Cup. He was a gold medalist at the 2017 World League. On 2 March 2018, he joined Asseco Resovia.[2]

Honours

Club

Individual awards

  • 2018: French Championship – Best middle blocker
  • 2019: French Championship – Most valuable player
  • 2019: French Championship – Best middle blocker
  • 2021: Olympic Games – Best middle blocker

State awards

References

  1. "France win first Olympic Volleyball medal in thriller". olympics.com. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. "Nowy środkowy w Asseco Resovii – Barthélémy Chinenyeze dołączył dzisiaj do kadry rzeszowskiego zespołu". nowiny24.pl (in Polish). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "Décret du 8 septembre 2021 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". Légifrance (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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