Russell Holmes

Russell Holmes
Russell Holmes 2014
portrait
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

1. ↑ 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.