Thomas Edgar (volleyball)

Thomas Edgar (born 21 June 1989) is an Australian volleyball player. He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Thomas Edgar
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Edgar
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 36) Bundaberg, Australia
Height	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Spike	357 cm (141 in)
Block	341 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite Spiker
Current club	Al Ain FC
Number	6
Career
Years Teams 2008–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2022 2022–2023 2023– Linkoping VC LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk Volley Corigliano Sir Safety Perugia LIG Insurance Greaters Beijing Baic Motor Drean Bolivar JT Thunders Galatasaray Al Ain FC
National team
2009– Australia
Honours Representing  Australia Men's volleyball Asian Championship 2019 Tehran Team

Career

He began his career in Queensland. In the 2011–2012 season he played for the Italian Serie A2 club, Volley Corigliano. In the following season, Edgar transferred to Serie A1 club Sir Safety Perugia. In 2013 he moved to South Korea to play for LIG Insurance Greaters. In 2015 he played in the Chinese Volleyball League for Beijing. Thomas has been the captain of the team since 2015.

On 12 August 2022, he signed a one-year contract with Galatasaray, one of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League teams.^[2]

Sporting achievements

• 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship – Most Valuable Player

Record

We emphasize that Edgar's record relates only to games under the patronage of the International Volleyball Federation. There are players that scored more points in other competitions. The match Australia – Egypt will also be remembered by another record the highest number of points collected by rival opposites Edgar's 50 points.^{[3][clarification needed]}