Russell Holmes
Russell Holmes | |
Russell Holmes 2014 | |
portrait | |
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Date of birth | July 1, 1982 |
place of birth | Fountain Valley (California), United States |
size | 2.05 m |
position | Middle block |
societies | |
2004–2008 2008–2010 2010–2011 since 2011 |
Brigham Young University Hypo Tirol Innsbruck Minas Těnis Clube Jastrzębski Węgiel |
National team | |
since 2009 | A national team |
successes | |
2009 2010 |
Austrian master Austrian master |
As of July 11, 2012 |
Russell Kenneth Holmes (born July 1, 1982 in Fountain Valley, California ) is an American volleyball player .
Career
Holmes began his sporting career as a footballer at the age of four and only got into volleyball at Fountain Valley High School. He played on the Brigham Young University team from 2004 to 2008 . He then moved to Hypo Tirol Innsbruck . With the new club he immediately became Austrian champion. In 2009, the middle blocker made his debut in the US national team . In the following season Innsbruck succeeded in defending the title in the Austrian league with Holmes. The middle blocker played several times in the world league and took part in the 2010 World Cup. After a year in Brazil at Minas Těnis Clube , he was committed in 2011 by the Polish first division club Jastrzębski Węgiel . In 2012 he was in the squad for the Olympic Games in London .
Web links
- Profile at USA Volleyball (English)
- Profile at FIVB (English)
- Profile at Jastrzębski Węgiel (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Drew Pepper: Former Soccer Striker Becomes Volleyball Star. (No longer available online.) Universe BYU, April 10, 2007, formerly the original ; Retrieved July 11, 2012 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Holmes, Russell |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holmes, Russell Kenneth (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Fountain Valley (California) |