Benjamin Hardy

For other people named Ben Hardy, see Ben Hardy (disambiguation).

Benjamin Kirk Hardy (born 21 September 1974) is an Australian former volleyball player.

Benjamin Hardy
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Kirk Hardy
Nickname	Captain Kirk
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1974-09-21) 21 September 1974 (age 50) Sydney, Australia
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Spike	335 cm (132 in)
Block	320 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	4
Career
Years Teams 1994–1996 1996–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2008 2008–2011 Evivo Düren Felbach Stuttgart Pallavolo Reima Crema Trentino Volley Sempre Volley Bossini Montichiari Pallavolo Loreto Brillrover Bolzano Knack Randstad Roeselare Jastrzębski Węgiel
National team
Australia
Honours Representing  Australia Men's volleyball Asian Championships 2007 Indonesia 1999 Iran 2001 South Korea
Last updated: 20 February 2017

Career

Hardy played for Australia's volleyball team at the 2000 Olympics. He was a captain of Australian national team. He won a gold medal at the 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. He ended his sport career in 2011.^[1]

Achievements

Club

• 1998/1998 Australian Volleyball League Championship, with AIS
• 2004/2005 Belgium Cup, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
• 2004/2005 Belgium Championship, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
• 2005/2006 Belgium Cup, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
• 2005/2006 Belgium Championship, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
• 2006/2007 Belgium Championship, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
• 2007/2008 Belgium Championship, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
• 2009/2010 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
• 2009/2010 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
• 2011/2012 Australian Championship, with Canberra Heat
• 2013/2014 Australian Championship, with Canberra Heat

International

Asian Championships:

• 1999 Iran
• 2001 South Korea
• 2007 Indonesia