Nathan Roberts (volleyball)
Nathan Roberts is an Australian volleyball player.
He attended Brighton Secondary School from 1999 to 2003 and was a member of the school's Special Interest Volleyball program.
He has played 395 matches for the Australian National Team including the 2006, 2010 & 2014 World Championships.
He was a gold medalist at the 2007 Asian Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia and was the Best Spiker at the 2011 Asian Championships in Tehran, Iran. Nathan has also won the Australian Volleyball League Championship in 2003, Danish Volleyball League Championship in 2006, The Slovenian Cup and League Championships in 2015, and the French Pro B Championship.
He has also competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. After returning to Australia Nathan has competed in the Australian Men's Volleyball League twice, obtaining the Silver Medal both times and being names in the team of the tournament in 2023. Nathan said in an interview in 2022 that the highlight of his career was undoubtedly securing back to back championships with the NOB volleyball club at Victoria's Seaside Tournament in 2021 and 2022. The NOBs also prevailed in the 2024 tournament with an undefeated run. Now in semi-retirement, Nathan spends his time playing with South Adelaide Volleyball Club, and the NOBs. His jump having reduced significantly, he spends the majority of his time foam rolling to allow his body to function to a level where he can continue to play.
Clubs
- Australian Institute of Sport
- Marienlyst Odense
- Bayer Wuppertal
- Castelo Da Maia
- Apollon Kalamarias
- Pallavolo Pineto
- Globo Volley Sora
- CMC Ravenna
- Al Shabab Al Arabi
- Pallavolo Lugano
- ACH Ljubljana
- VBC Mondovi
- MKS Będzin
- AS Cannes
- Adelaide Storm