Edwin Benne

Edwin Benne
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1965-04-21) 21 April 1965 Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	10
National team
1987–1994 Netherlands
Honours Men's volleyball Representing the Netherlands Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team World Championship 1994 Greece Team World League 1990 Osaka European Championship 1993 Finland 1989 Sweden 1991 Germany

Edwin Johannes Benne (born 21 April 1965, in Amersfoort) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona.

Benne's international career spanned nine years, ending in 1993. During this time he received 382 caps, and represented his country in two Olympic Games.

Coaching

Benne started his current position of head coach of the Dutch national team in 2011 leading them to a win at the 2012 European League and qualification to the 2013 World League.

References

• (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee

External links

• Edwin Benne at WorldofVolley
• Edwin Benne at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
• Edwin Benne at Olympedia
• Volleybox.net Profile