Adam White (born 8 November 1989) is an Australian volleyball player. He competed for Australia at the

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.Adam White
at London2012.com. Retrieved 17 October 2012.

Early life

White was born on 8 November 1989 in Everton Park, Queensland, Australia. He is in height, and weighs . His nickname is "Beanery". White's hobbies include mixing music and producing music. His primary school was St. Flannan's in Queensland. He went to high school at St. Patrick's College, a

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, Roman Catholic day school in Shorncliffe, Brisbane, Queensland.

Volleyball

White currently plays for Active Living Orion (Netherlands). He plays in the wing spiker position. His standing reach is , and his blocking reach is . White's block reach is . He plays in the zone four (or "Zone 4") volleyball position in the game. He has played on the national team for Australia,

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(coached by

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), for five years. His international volleyball début was in 2007 with the

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. His career started with the

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in 2004. He became captain of the Australian Institute of Sport volleyball team in 2007, and won titles with the team, in every single season, between 2005 and 2008. He first played at senior national level at the

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. He was part of the

at the

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in Italy. He has been selected for Australia's national team 118 times. His recent performances include finishing first at the 2011 International Series, when he played against Thailand. At the 2011 China Volleyball Challenge 1, he finished in second position. At the second challenge of that event, along with his team, he finished in third position. At the Rashid International Volleyball Tournament in Dubai, 2011, he finished in second position. At the 2011 Asian Championships in Tehran, Iran, he finished in fourth position. At the 2012 Volleyball International Series, his team drew with the Netherlands. At the 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo, Japan, along with his team, White finished in second position.

Clubs

* Langhenkel Orion (2009) NL * TV Ingersoll Bühl (2012) GER * BluVolley Verona (2013) ITA * Tours volleyball (2015–2017) FRA *

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(2017–2020) GER * Active Living Orion (2020–..) NL

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Adam Australian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Australia 1989 births Living people Sportsmen from Queensland Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany People educated at St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe