Peter Blangé

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Medal record
Peter Blangé
Men's Volleyball
Competitor for the Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Team
Silver	1992 Barcelona	Team
European Championships
Gold	1997 Den Bosch/Eindhoven	Team

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 the Netherlands, and started a career as volleyball coach after his career. He is currently the head coach of the Dutch Men's National Team.

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(Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee

v • d • e Netherlands - 1992 Summer Olympics (Silver Medal)

Edwin Benne \| Peter Blangé \| Ron Boudrie \| Henk-Jan Held \| Marko Klok \| Jan Posthuma \| Avital Selinger \| Martin Teffer \| Martin van der Horst \| Olof van der Meulen \| Ronald Zoodsma \| Ron Zwerver \| Coach: Arie Selinger

v • d • e Netherlands - 1996 Summer Olympics (Gold Medal)

Peter Blangé \| Bas van de Goor \| Mike van de Goor \| Rob Grabert \| Henk-Jan Held \| Guido Görtzen \| Misha Latuhihin \| Olof van der Meulen \| Jan Posthuma \| Brecht Rodenburg \| Richard Schuil \| Ron Zwerver \| Coach: Joop Alberda

v • d • e Netherlands - 2000 Summer Olympics (Fifth place)

Peter Blangé \| Albert Cristina \| Martijn Dieleman \| Bas van de Goor \| Mike van de Goor \| Guido Görtzen \| Martin van der Horst \| Joost Kooistra \| Misha Latuhihin \| Reinder Nummerdor \| Erik Schuil \| Richard Schuil \| Coach: Toon Gerbrands