Peter Blangé
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Olympic medal record | |||
Men's Volleyball | |||
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Silver | Barcelona 1992 | Team Competition | |
Gold | Atlanta 1996 | Team Competition |
Peter Blangé (born December 9, 1964 in Voorburg, Zuid-Holland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
His finest hour came in 1996, when he won the gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final (3-2). Blangé obtained a total number of fivehundred caps (a national record) for Holland, and started a career as volleyball coach after his career.
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- (Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
1996 Dutch Olympic Volleyball Team - 1996 Olympic Games | ||
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Peter Blangé | Bas van de Goor | Mike van de Goor | Rob Grabert | Henk-Jan Held | |
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