Aidan Zingel Explained

Aidan Zingel
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:19 November 1990
Birth Place:Kiama, New South Wales
Height:2.07 m
Weight:100 kg
Spike:361 cm
Block:346 cm
Position:Middle blocker
Currentclub:Top Volley Cisterna
Currentnumber:1
Years:2009–2010
2010–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–
Teams: Linköping VC
Calzedonia Verona
Diatec Trentino
BCC Castellana Grotte
Conad Reggio Emilia
NBV Verona
Top Volley Cisterna
Nationalyears:2009–2016

Aidan Zingel (born 19 November 1990 in Kiama, New South Wales) is an Australian volleyball player.[1] He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Aidan first started playing volleyball in 2005, when he was offered an AIS (Australian Institute of Sport) scholarship at the age of 15. At the end of 2005, he moved to Canberra to train full-time with the Australian Youth and Junior Programs. At the age of 18, he was selected for the Senior National Team. Aidan's first professional contract was in 2009 with Linkoping Volleyball Club, winning the Swedish Championship in that season. The next club he played for was Marmi Lanza Verona in A1, playing there for four years. He participated in the 2010 World Championships, as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was named as “Australian Player of the Year” He played in the BluVolley Verona, from Italy. He was the Captain of the Volleyball Australia Men's Team from 6 September 2013 to 14 May 2015.[3] [4] He is 207 cm tall.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AIS Men's Volleyball - Aidan Zingel. Australian Sports Commission. 2 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927175110/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/sports/volleyball/athletes?sq_content_src=+dXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZtYXRyaXh0dW5uZWwlMkZTcG9ydCUyRjI5JTJGU3F1YWQlMkZQcm9maWxlJTJGQXRobGV0ZSUyRkRldGFpbCUyRjI4MDA3ODgmYWxsPTE%3D. 27 September 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Aidan Zingel. london2012.com. 2 August 2012. 2 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120802184619/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/zingel-aidan-1095081/. dead.
  3. News: Illawarra's Zingel named captain of Volleyroos. JENNINGS. MITCH. 2013-09-06. Illawarra Mercury. 2017-07-29. Fairfax Media. en.
  4. News: Edgar named Volleyroos captain. 2015-05-14. Australian Olympic Committee. 2017-07-29. en.