Dirk Westphal (volleyball)
Dirk Westphal (born January 31, 1986) is a German volleyball player, a member of Germany men's national volleyball team and Iranian club Shahrdari Tabriz VC, a gold medalist of European League 2009, a bronze medalist of the World Championship 2014.
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| Full name | Dirk Westphal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 31, 1986 Berlin, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 355 cm (140 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Shahrdari Tabriz VC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: 13 February 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
Westphal was born in Berlin, Germany. He is a son of Rolf and Petra (née Brandwein). In the years 1996-2006 he attended the sports school Coubertin-Gymnasium in Berlin. Then he did his military service in Nienburg, Lower Saxony and in sports group of the Bundeswehr in Mitte. He has girlfriend and two children.Chris
Career
National team
In 2014 played at World Championship 2014 held in Poland. Germany won the match for the bronze medal with France.[1]
Sporting achievements
National championships
- 2007/2008
German Championship, with SCC Berlin - 2012/2013
Belgium Cup, with Knack Randstad Roeselare - 2012/2013
Belgium Championship, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
National team
- 2009 European League
- 2014
FIVB World Championship
References
- Germany take home the bronze medal - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
External links
- Dirk Westphal at the International Volleyball Federation
- Dirk Westphal at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Dirk Westphal at PlusLiga
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