Barthélémy Chinenyeze

Barthélémy Chinenyeze
Personal information
Full name	Barthélémy Ikechi Ross Chinenyeze
Born	(1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 27) Coudekerque-Branche, France
Height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Spike	375 cm (148 in)
Block	345 cm (136 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Cucine Lube Civitanova
Number	1
Career
Years Teams 2016–2018 2018 2018–2019 2019–2021 2021–2022 2022– Spacer's de Toulouse Asseco Resovia Tours VB Volley Callipo Allianz Milano Cucine Lube Civitanova
National team
2017–  France
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  France Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2024 Paris Team FIVB World League 2017 Curitiba FIVB Nations League 2022 Bologna 2018 Lille 2021 Rimini

Barthélémy Ikechi Ross Chinenyeze (born 28 February 1998) is a French professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Cucine Lube Civitanova and the France national team. Chinenyeze won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.^[1]

Personal life

Chinenyeze was born in France to an Igbo Nigerian father and French mother.^[2]

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.^[3]

Honours

Club

• Domestic
  • 2018–19 French Cup, with Tours VB
  • 2018–19 French Championship, with Tours VB
  • 2022–23 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: Olympic Games – Best middle blocker

State awards

• 2021: Knight of the Legion of Honour^[4]

References

1. "France win first Olympic Volleyball medal in thriller". olympics.com. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
2. AFP, Frédéric Sourice-Photos «La Voix» et (26 December 2021). "Barthélémy Chinenyeze, sportif régional de l'année (1/2) : " Je suis hyper fier de représenter la région "". La Voix du Nord.
3. "Nowy środkowy w Asseco Resovii – Barthélémy Chinenyeze dołączył dzisiaj do kadry rzeszowskiego zespołu". nowiny24.pl (in Polish). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
4. "Décret du 8 septembre 2021 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". Légifrance (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2023.

External links

• Barthélémy Chinenyeze at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Barthélémy Chinenyeze at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Barthélémy Chinenyeze at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
• Barthélémy Chinenyeze at Volleybox.net
• Barthélémy Chinenyeze at Olympedia
• Barthélémy Chinenyeze at Olympics.com
• Barthélémy Chinenyeze at Équipe de France (in French)