Barthélémy Chinenyeze

Barthélémy Chinenyeze (born 28 February 1998) is a French volleyball player, member of the France men's national volleyball team. 2020 Olympic Champion, 2017 World League winner. At the professional club level, he plays for the Italian team, Allianz Milano.

Barthélémy Chinenyeze
Personal information
Nationality French
Born (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998
Height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Spike357 cm (141 in)
Block332 cm (131 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current club Allianz Milano
Number1
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2018
2018
2018–2019
2019–2021
2021–
Spacer's de Toulouse
Asseco Resovia
Tours VB
Volley Callipo
Allianz Milano
National team
2017– France

Career

He joined the French national team in 2017 and participated at the 2017 European Championship and the 2017 World Grand Champions Cup. He was a gold medalist of the 2017 World League. On 2 March 2018, he joined the Polish team, Asseco Resovia, due to an injury of Bartłomiej Lemański.[1]

Personal life

Barthélémy is of Igbo Nigerian descent.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

  • National championships
    • 2018/2019 French Cup, with Tours VB
    • 2018/2019 French Championship, with Tours VB

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

References

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