Ernardo "Harry" Andrés Gómez Cañas (born July 30, 1982 in Bolívar) is a

Venezuelan Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

former professional

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 Summ ...

player, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela national team at the

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. Al ...

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. He is 195 cm and 100 kg weight. He played over 300 times for his national team. He also played for Fenerbahçe Istanbul in

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, Olympiacos Piraeus,

Panathinaikos VC Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

and PAOK Thessaloniki, in

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and

Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza The Wolf Dogs Nagoya () are a men's volleyball team based in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan. They play in the V.Premier League. History The club was founded in 1961 by the workers of Toyoda Gosei, one of the Toyota Motor group companies. They initiall ...

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. At only 20 years of age ''Harry'', as he is affectionately known‚ was Venezuela's main attacking weapon. A powerful attack near the net as well as from the back zone and an excellent service were his strongest weapons and since making his international debut at the age of 13 he proved to be

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

's ace card. Standing at only 195 cm tall‚ Gomez has never come up short on court. He was the best scorer of the Intercontinental Rounds of the 2001 World League and has picked up a silver medal at the FIVB Youth World Championship in Saudi Arabia in 1999‚ a bronze medal at the Junior FIVB WCH in

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in 2001‚ and two fourth places in Bahrain 1997 and Thailand 1999. He won with his team the gold medal at the

2005 Bolivarian Games The XV Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos'') were a multi-sport event held between 12–21 August 2005 in Armenia and Pereira, Colombia. Some events took place in Cartagena de Indias and in Bogotá. The Games were organized by the ...

. He was part of the

Venezuela men's national volleyball team The Venezuela men's national volleyball team represents Venezuela in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. In 1962 the squad claimed its first international medal (a bronze) at the South American Championship. The biggest s ...

at the

2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Poland from 30 August to 21 September 2014. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to the host nation Poland, 23 teams quali ...

in Poland. He played for

Sporting achievements

Club

National Championships

* 2000/2001 Gold_medal_with_cup

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with

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

* 2002/2003 Gold_medal_with_cup

with

* 2005/2006 Gold_medal_with_cup

with

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

* 2007/2008 Gold_medal_with_cup

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with Fenerbahçe * 2014/2015 Gold_medal_with_cup

with PAOK * 2016/2017 Gold_medal_with_cup

with PAOK

National Cups

* 2000/2001 Simple_gold_cup

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, with

* 2006/2007 Simple_gold_cup

, with

* 2007/2008 Simple_gold_cup

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...

, with Fenerbahce * 2014/2015 Simple_gold_cup

, with PAOK

National Super Cups

* 2000

Greek Super Cup The Greek Super Cup ( el, Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδος), officially known as the Cup of Friendship and Solidarity ( el, Κύπελλο Φιλίας και Αλληλεγγύης) was a Greek Football (soccer), association football one-match ...

, with

* 2006

, with

Individually

* ''2003–04 Greek Championship MVP'' * ''2005–06 Greek Championship MVP'' * ''2007–08 Turkish Championship MVP'' * ''2007–08 Turkish Championship Top scorer'' *''2009–10 Japanese Championship Top scorer'' *''2014–15 Greek Championship MVP''

Awards

* YOUNG WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SAUDI ARABIA MVP 1999 * JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POLAND MVP 2001 * World League 2001 Best Scorer of International Round * Pan Americans Games Santo Domingo 2003 Gold Medal and MVP * Olympics Games Beijing 2008 China 9 Places and Best Scorer of Qualifications Round * Fenerbahce 2007-08 Doble title Cup and League champions (Best Scorer and MVP) * 3 TIME MVP OF GREEK LEAGUE 2001, 2006, 2015 * Toyoda Gosei 2004-05 7 Places and Best Scorer with the Record in the League with 711 points in 28 Games, * JT Thunders 2008 6 Places and Best Scorer * JT Thunders 2009 5 Places and Silver medal in the Emperator Cup and MVP * JT Thunders 2010 5 Places and Best Scorer and Best Server * JT Thunders 2011 6 Places

National Team

* Young World Championship Silver Medal and MVP * Junior World Championship Bronze Medal and MVP

Senior Team

* American Cup Argentina 1998 6 Places * American Cup USA 1999 6 Places * American Cup Brazil 2000 5 Places Pan American Games Winnipeg 1999 Canada 4 Place World League 2001 Best scorer of International Round 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 World Championship Argentina 2002 Pan Americans Games Santo Domingo 2003 Gold Medal and MVP *

, - Gold Medal World Championship Japan 2006 Pan American Games Rio Brazil 2007 4 Places Sud American Championship Rio Brasil 2007 World Cup Japan 2007 Olympics Games Beijing 2008 China 9 Places and Best Scorer of Qualifications Round Center American and Caribbeans Games Mayagues Puerto Rico 2010 Silver Medal World Championship Poland 2014 Brazilian League Ulbra 2000 4 places

lleyLeague

* ). Turkish League Fenerbahce 2007-08 Doble Title Cup and League Champions, Best Scorer and MVP Ziraat Bank 2012 9 Places Inegol Belediye Sport Club 2015-16 Japanese V-League Toyoda Gosei 2004-05 7 Places and Best scorer with the record in the league with 711 Points in 28 Games. JT Thunders 2008 6 Places and Best Scorer, 2009 5 Places and Silver Medal in the Emperator cup, 2010 5 Places and Best Scorer and Best Server, 2011 6 Places

References

External links

FIVB Profile

PAOK Team Roster
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