Barthélémy Ikechi Ross Chinenyeze (born 28 February 1998) is a French professional

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player who plays as a middle blocker for Fenerbahçe and the France national team. Chinenyeze won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the

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Personal life

Chinenyeze was born in France to an Igbo

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father and French mother.

Career

He joined the national team in 2017, and participated in the 2017 European Championship and the 2017 World Grand Champions Cup. He was a gold medalist at the 2017 World League. On 2 March 2018, he joined Asseco Resovia.

Honours

Club

* Domestic ** 2018–19 Simple gold cup

French Cup, with Tours VB ** 2018–19 Gold medal with cup

French Championship, with Tours VB ** 2022–23 Silver medal with cup

Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

Individual awards

* 2018: French Championship – Best middle blocker * 2019: French Championship – Most valuable player * 2019: French Championship – Best middle blocker * 2021:

– Best middle blocker

State awards

* 2021:

Knight of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and civil. Currently consisting of five classes, it was ...

References

External links

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