Peter Blangé

Peter Blangé (born 9 December 1964) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul.^[1] Four years later, he helped the Dutch national team win the silver medal in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.^[2] Blangé then won the gold medal with the national team in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta by defeating Italy in the final.^[1] His final Olympic appearance as an athlete was in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney,^[1] where he played his 500th game with the Dutch team.^[3] He was a setter.^[4]

Peter Blangé
Personal information
Born	(1964-12-09) 9 December 1964 (age 60) Voorburg, South Holland, Netherlands
Height	205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Number	12
National team
1984–1999  Netherlands
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Netherlands Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 1992 Barcelona Team World Championship 1994 Greece Team World Cup 1995 Japan World League 1996 Rotterdam 1990 Osaka 1998 Milan European Championship 1997 Netherlands 1993 Finland 1995 Greece 1989 Sweden 1991 Germany

In 2012, Blangé was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.^[1]

Coaching

Blangé was the head coach of the Dutch men's national volleyball team from 2006 to 2011.^[1]

Awards

• Olympic silver medal 1992
• Olympic gold medal 1996
• World League gold medal 1996
• European Championship gold medal 1997
• International Volleyball Hall of Fame 2012