Barthélémy Chinenyeze | |
Full Name: | Barthélémy Ikechi Ross Chinenyeze |
Birth Date: | 28 February 1998 |
Birth Place: | Coudekerque-Branche, France |
Height: | 2.04 m |
Weight: | 80 kg |
Spike: | 375 cm |
Block: | 345 cm |
Position: | Middle blocker |
Currentclub: | Cucine Lube Civitanova |
Currentnumber: | 1 |
Years: | 2016–2018 2018 2018–2019 2019–2021 2021–2022 2022– |
Teams: | Spacer's de Toulouse Asseco Resovia Tours VB Volley Callipo Allianz Milano Cucine Lube Civitanova |
Nationalyears: | 2017– |
Barthélémy Ikechi Ross Chinenyeze (born 28 February 1998) is a French professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Cucine Lube Civitanova and the France national team. Chinenyeze won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.[1]
Chinenyeze was born in France to an Igbo Nigerian father and French mother.[2]
He joined the national team in 2017, and participated in the 2017 European Championship and the 2017 World Grand Champions Cup. He was a gold medalist at the 2017 World League. On 2 March 2018, he joined Asseco Resovia.[3]