Barthélémy Chinenyeze

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Barthélémy Chinenyeze

| image = Barthélémy Chinenyeze 2018.jpg

| caption = Chinenyeze in 2018

| full_name = Barthélémy Ikechi Ross Chinenyeze

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|2|28|df=y}}

| 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–

| nationalteam = {{vb|FRA}}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{FRA}} }}

}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/france-win-first-olympic-volleyball-medal-in-thriller |title=France win first Olympic Volleyball medal in thriller |work=olympics.com |date=7 August 2021 |access-date=8 August 2021 |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807195331/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/france-win-first-olympic-volleyball-medal-in-thriller |url-status=dead }}

Personal life

Chinenyeze was born in France to an Igbo Nigerian father and French mother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1119170/article/2021-12-26/barthelemy-chinenyeze-sportif-regional-de-l-annee-je-suis-hyper-fier-de|title=Barthélémy Chinenyeze, sportif régional de l’année (1/2) : " Je suis hyper fier de représenter la région "|first=Frédéric Sourice-Photos «La Voix» et|last=AFP|date=26 December 2021|website=La Voix du Nord}}

Career

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.{{cite web |url=https://nowiny24.pl/nowy-srodkowy-w-asseco-resovii-barthelemy-chinenyeze-dolaczyl-dzisiaj-do-kadry-rzeszowskiego-zespolu/ar/12975770 |title=Nowy środkowy w Asseco Resovii – Barthélémy Chinenyeze dołączył dzisiaj do kadry rzeszowskiego zespołu |work=nowiny24.pl |language=pl |date=2 March 2018 |access-date=2 March 2018}}

Honours

=Club=

Domestic
2018–19 16px French Cup, with Tours VB
2018–19 16px French Championship, with Tours VB
2022–23 16px Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

=Individual awards=

2018: French Championship – Best middle blocker
2019: French Championship – Most valuable player
2019: French Championship – Best middle blocker
2021: Olympic Games – Best middle blocker

=State awards=

2021: File:Legion of Honour - Knight (France).png Knight of the Legion of Honour{{cite web |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000044033349 |title=Décret du 8 septembre 2021 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur |work=Légifrance |language=fr |access-date=11 May 2023}}

References

External links

{{CEV player|60413}}
[https://www.legavolley.it/player/CHI-BAR-98 Barthélémy Chinenyeze] at LegaVolley.it {{in lang|it}}
[https://www.plusliga.pl/players/id/30467 Barthélémy Chinenyeze] at PlusLiga.pl {{in lang|pl}}
[https://volleybox.net/barthelemy-chinenyeze-p5995 Barthélémy Chinenyeze] at Volleybox.net
{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com profile|barthelemy-chinenyeze}}
{{Team France}}