Benjamin Patch (born June 21, 1994) is an American
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
player. With the United States, Patch was a gold medalist at the
2017 NORCECA Championship.
Personal life
Patch was raised by white, Mormon adoptive parents in Utah, and he served as a missionary in
Columbus, Ohio, for one year.
In October 2020, Patch publicly came out as queer in the German publication ''
Der Tagesspiegel
''Der Tagesspiegel'' (meaning ''The Daily Mirror'') is a German daily newspaper. It has regional correspondent offices in Washington D.C. and Potsdam. It is the only major newspaper in the capital to have increased its circulation, now 148,000, ...
''. He became the first openly queer active player in a German men's professional sports league.
Patch maintains an active ceramic art practice and a photography business alongside his professional volleyball career.
Sporting achievements
College
* National championships
** 2013
NCAA national championship, with
BYU Cougars
** 2016
NCAA national championship, with
BYU Cougars
** 2017
NCAA national championship, with
BYU Cougars
Clubs
* National championships
** 2018/2019
![Gold medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Gold_medal_with_cup.svg)
German Championship, with
Berlin Recycling Volleys
Berlin Recycling Volleys is a professional men's volleyball club founded in 1991 and based in Berlin, Germany. They compete in the German Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League.
Honours Domestic
* Volleyball Bundesliga
:Winners (12): 1992–9 ...
** 2019/2020
![Simple gold cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Simple_gold_cup.svg)
German SuperCup, with
Berlin Recycling Volleys
Berlin Recycling Volleys is a professional men's volleyball club founded in 1991 and based in Berlin, Germany. They compete in the German Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League.
Honours Domestic
* Volleyball Bundesliga
:Winners (12): 1992–9 ...
** 2019/2020
![Simple gold cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Simple_gold_cup.svg)
German Cup, with
Berlin Recycling Volleys
Berlin Recycling Volleys is a professional men's volleyball club founded in 1991 and based in Berlin, Germany. They compete in the German Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League.
Honours Domestic
* Volleyball Bundesliga
:Winners (12): 1992–9 ...
** 2021/2022
![Simple gold cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Simple_gold_cup.svg)
German SuperCup, with
Berlin Recycling Volleys
Berlin Recycling Volleys is a professional men's volleyball club founded in 1991 and based in Berlin, Germany. They compete in the German Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League.
Honours Domestic
* Volleyball Bundesliga
:Winners (12): 1992–9 ...
** 2021/2022
![Gold medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Gold_medal_with_cup.svg)
German Championship, with
Berlin Recycling Volleys
Berlin Recycling Volleys is a professional men's volleyball club founded in 1991 and based in Berlin, Germany. They compete in the German Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League.
Honours Domestic
* Volleyball Bundesliga
:Winners (12): 1992–9 ...
Youth national team
* 2012
NORCECA U21 Championship
Individual awards
* 2012:
NORCECA U21 Championship – Most Valuable Player
* 2013:
NCAA national championship – All-Tournament Team
References
External links
Player profileat ''USAVolleyball.org''
Player profileat ''TeamUSA.org''
*
Player profileat ''LegaVolley.it''
Player profileat ''Volleybox.net''
BYU Cougars – Ben Patch
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1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Provo, Utah
LGBT volleyball players
American men's volleyball players
American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
American expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate volleyball players in Germany
BYU Cougars men's volleyball players
Opposite hitters