Barthélémy Chinenyeze

Barthélémy Chinenyeze (born 28 February 1998) is a French professional volleyball player. He is a member of the France national team. The 2020 Olympic Champion and the 2017 World League winner.^[1] At the professional club level, he plays for Cucine Lube Civitanova.

Barthélémy Chinenyeze
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 24) Coudekerque-Branche, France
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Spike	375 cm (148 in)
Block	345 cm (136 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Cucine Lube Civitanova
Number	1
Career
Years Teams 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 2020 Tokyo FIVB World League 2017 Curitiba FIVB Nations League 2022 Bologna 2018 Lille 2021 Rimini

Personal life

Chinenyeze is of Igbo Nigerian descent.

Career

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

Honours

Clubs

• National championships
  • 2018/2019   French Cup, with Tours VB
  • 2018/2019   French Championship, with Tours VB

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

• 2021:   Knight of the Legion of Honour

References

1. . 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.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barthélémy Chinenyeze.

• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
• Player profile at Olympedia
• Player profile at Volleybox.net