Pipes played a variety of sports until taking up volleyball at the age of 13 after a taster session at a community centre.[5]
Playing careeredit
Pipes made his international volleyball debut in 2006.[6]
In 2011, he played club volleyball with Dutch side Langhenkel Doetinchem.[7] He also played in Belgium and Spain.[8]
He was selected for Britain's 2012 Olympic squad and captained the team.[9]
Post-playing careeredit
After working as an athlete mentor for the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, Pipes took a role as Club & Participation Development Officer with the Scottish Volleyball Association.[10]
Referencesedit
^Slavin, Harry. . Hull Daily Mail. Local World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^. London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
^"Reading inspired by Pipes story". This is Hull and East Riding. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
pipes, born, october, 1986, british, volleyball, player, plays, setter, born, beverley, east, riding, yorkshire, england, competed, great, britain, tournament, 2012, summer, olympics, personal, informationnationalitybritishborn, 1986, october, 1986, hometownbe. Ben Pipes born 21 October 1986 is a British volleyball player who plays as a setter 2 Born in Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire England he competed for Great Britain in the men s tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics 3 Ben PipesPersonal informationNationalityBritishBorn 1986 10 21 21 October 1986 age 37 HometownBeverley East Riding of Yorkshire EnglandWeight90 kg 198 lb 1 National team2012Great Britain men s national volleyball team Contents 1 Early life 2 Playing career 3 Post playing career 4 ReferencesEarly life editPipes attended Cottingham High School in Cottingham 4 Pipes played a variety of sports until taking up volleyball at the age of 13 after a taster session at a community centre 5 Playing career editPipes made his international volleyball debut in 2006 6 In 2011 he played club volleyball with Dutch side Langhenkel Doetinchem 7 He also played in Belgium and Spain 8 He was selected for Britain s 2012 Olympic squad and captained the team 9 Post playing career editAfter working as an athlete mentor for the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust Pipes took a role as Club amp Participation Development Officer with the Scottish Volleyball Association 10 References edit Slavin Harry Former GB volleyball captain Ben Pipes comes home to Hull after fairytale career Hull Daily Mail Local World Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 15 August 2015 Pipes aims for volleyball medal BBC Sport Ben Pipes London 2012 Archived from the original on 1 August 2012 Retrieved 8 September 2012 Reading inspired by Pipes story This is Hull and East Riding 20 February 2010 Archived from the original on 5 May 2013 Retrieved 12 September 2012 Ben Pipes Ben Pipes Pipes aims for volleyball medal BBC Sport Ben Pipes Team GB volleyball s Ben Pipes Being captain can be heartbreaking 21 June 2012 New Sva Staff Appointment 24 July 2017 nbsp This biographical article relating to volleyball in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Pipes amp oldid 1157006474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
