Rait Rikberg

Rait Rikberg (born 30 August 1982) is an Estonian volleyball player, who plays for his hometown club Bigbank Tartu.[1]

Rait Rikberg
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1982-08-30) 30 August 1982
Tartu, Estonia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Spike307 cm (121 in)
Block290 cm (114 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubBigbank Tartu
Career
YearsTeams
2002–2017
2017
2018–
Estonia Bigbank Tartu
Belgium Prefaxis Menen
Estonia Bigbank Tartu
National team
2007–2019 Estonia (174 games)
Honours
Men’s volleyball
Representing  Estonia
Men's European Volleyball League
Gold medal – first place2016 Bulgaria
Gold medal – first place2018 Czech Republic
Challenger Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Portugal
Last updated: 8 January 2020

Estonian national team

As a member of the senior Estonia men's national volleyball team, Rikberg competed at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship, finishing in 11th, 13th and 24th place respectively.[2] He announced his retirement from the Estonia national team after the latter tournament.

Sporting achievements

National team

Individual

Personal

His brother Alar is a volleyball coach.[3]

References

  1. "Rait Rikberg". CEV. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. "2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship - Men - Estonia". CEV. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. "Rait Rikberg". www.esbl.ee. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.