Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul. Four years later, he helped the Dutch national team win the silver medal in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. 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, where he played his 500th game with the Dutch team. 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