Peter Blangé (born 9 December 1964, in Voorburg, South Holland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later, he helped the Dutch national team win the silver medal in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Blangé then won the gold medal with the national team in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta by defeating Italy in the final. His final Olympic appearance as an athlete was in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He was a setter.
In 2012, Blangé was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
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
International Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile
Volleybox.net Profile
Sports-reference.com Profile (archived)
1964 births
Living people
Dutch men's volleyball players
Dutch volleyball coaches
Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players for the Netherlands
Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Voorburg
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
20th-century Dutch people
21st-century Dutch people
Setters (volleyball) Volleyball coaches of international teams Dutch expatriate volleyball players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Germany