Edwin Benne

Edwin Johannes Benne (born 21 April 1965) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. Benne ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and won the silver medal four years later in Barcelona.

Edwin Benne
Personal information
Born	(1965-04-21) 21 April 1965 (age 60) Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	10
National team
1987–1994  Netherlands
Honours Men's volleyball Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team World Championship 1994 Greece Team World League 1990 Osaka European Championship 1993 Finland 1989 Sweden 1991 Germany

Benne's international career spanned nine years. During this time he received 382 caps.

Coaching

Benne started his current position of head coach of the Dutch national team in 2011 leading them to a win at the 2012 European League and qualification to the 2013 World League.

References

• (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee

External links

• Edwin Benne at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
• Edwin Benne at WorldofVolley
• Edwin Benne at Olympedia
• Volleybox.net profile