Ben O'Dea
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| Nationality | New Zealander | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben O'Dea(born 6 May 1992)[1]is a New Zealandbeach volleyballplayer.
Ben and his brotherSam O'Dearepresented New Zealand at the2018 Commonwealth Games,where they won the bronze medal in themen's pair competition.They were the nation's first men'sbeach volleyballteam to compete at the Games. The pair also won the bronze medal at theSheppartonOpen inAustraliaon the2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.[2][3][4]
O'Dea is the grandson ofBob O'Dea,who played rugby union for the New Zealand national team, theAll Blacks,in the 1950s.[5]
References
[edit]- ^abBen O'Deaat theBeach Volleyball Database,Accessed 2 April 2018.
- ^"O'Dea brothers start well on world tour".nzherald.co.nz.11 March 2017.Retrieved2 April2018.
- ^"Commonwealth Games: O'Dea brothers named in NZ beach volleyball team".Stuff.co.nz.20 February 2018.Retrieved2 April2018.
- ^"Kiwi brothers Sam and Ben O'Dea win beach volleyball bronze at Commonwealth Games".Stuff.co.nz.12 April 2018.Retrieved12 April2018.
- ^"O'Dea brothers claim beach volleyball bronze for New Zealand".New Zealand Herald.12 April 2018.Retrieved12 April2018.
External links
[edit]- Ben O'Deaat theFIVBbeach volleyball database
- Ben O'Deaat theNew Zealand Olympic Committee
- Ben O'Deaat theBeach Volleyball Database
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Men's beach volleyball players
- New Zealand beach volleyball players
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games medallists in beach volleyball
- Beach volleyball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand sportspeople stubs
- Volleyball biography stubs