Peter Blangé (born 9 December 1964) is a retired

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player from the

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who represented his native country in four consecutive

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, starting in

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. Four years later, he helped the Dutch national team win the silver medal in the 1992 Olympics in

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. Blangé then won the gold medal with the national team in the

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by defeating

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in the final. His final Olympic appearance as an athlete was in the

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, where he played his 500th game with the Dutch team. He was a setter. In 2012, Blangé was inducted into the

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Coaching

Blangé was the head coach of the Dutch men's national volleyball team from 2006 to 2011.

Awards

* Olympic silver medal 1992 * Olympic gold medal 1996 * World League gold medal 1996 * European Championship gold medal 1997 * International Volleyball Hall of Fame 2012

References

External links

Peter Blangé at Olympics.com

Olympedia profile: Peter Blangé

Volleybox.net profile

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