Thomas Edgar (born 21 June 1989) is an Australian
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. He competed for Australia at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
.
Career
He began his career in Queensland. In the 2011–2012 season he played for the Italian Serie A2 club, Volley Corigliano. In the following season, Edgar transferred to Serie A1 club
Sir Safety Perugia
Sir Safety Umbria Volley is a professional Italian volleyball club based in Perugia. It plays in the highest level of the Italian Volleyball League. In the Italian Volleyball League, the team is known as Sir Safety Susa Perugia, while in the inter ...
. In 2013 he moved to South Korea to play for
LIG Insurance Greaters. In 2015 he played in the
Chinese Volleyball League
Chinese Volleyball Super League, often abbreviated to CVL (abbreviation remain unchanged), are the pre-eminent men's and women's professional volleyball leagues in China. It was founded in 1996 as the Chinese Volleyball League and is organized by ...
for
Beijing
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. Thomas has been the captain of the team since 2015.
On 12 August 2022, he signed a one-year contract with
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
, one of the
Turkish Men's Volleyball League
The Turkish Men's Volleyball League, officially called the Efe League (Turkish: Efeler Ligi), is the highest professional men's volleyball league in Turkey. It is run by the Turkish Volleyball Federation. Founded in 1970, the league is considere ...
teams.
Sporting achievements
* 2019
Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
The Asian Men's Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The i ...
– Most Valuable Player
Record
We emphasize that Edgar's record relates only to games under the patronage of the International Volleyball Federation. There are players that scored more points in other competitions. The match Australia – Egypt will also be remembered by another record the highest number of points collected by rival opposites Edgar's 50 points.
Thomas Edgar sets new record
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References
1989 births
Living people
Australian men's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players of Australia
Trefl Gdańsk players
People from Bundaberg
Galatasaray S.K. (men's volleyball) players
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