Peter Blangé (born 9 December 1964 in Voorburg,

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) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive

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, starting in

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in Seoul, South Korea. In 1996 he won the gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating Italy in the final (3-2). He is currently the head coach of the Dutch Men's National Team.

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Dutch Olympic Committee
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1964 births Living people Dutch men's volleyball players Dutch volleyball coaches Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Voorburg Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-volleyball-bio-stub