Ben Pipes
{{short description|British volleyball player (born 1986)}}
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Ben Pipes (born 21 October 1986) is a British volleyball player who plays as a setter.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/14333000|title = Pipes aims for volleyball medal|work = BBC Sport}} Born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, he competed for Great Britain in the men's tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|title=Ben Pipes|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/pipes-ben-1079081/|work=London 2012|accessdate=8 September 2012|archive-date=1 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801013745/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/pipes-ben-1079081/|url-status=dead}}
Early life
Pipes attended Cottingham High School in Cottingham.{{cite news|url=http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Reading-inspired-Pipes-story/story-11965016-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505070606/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Reading-inspired-Pipes-story/story-11965016-detail/story.html|url-status=dead|archivedate=5 May 2013|title=Reading inspired by Pipes story|date=20 February 2010|work=This is Hull and East Riding|accessdate=12 September 2012}}
Pipes played a variety of sports until taking up volleyball at the age of 13 after a taster session at a community centre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/ben-pipes/2A6ZWmBrLMrLvfI1Hpjuk8|title = Ben Pipes}}
Playing career
Pipes made his international volleyball debut in 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/ben-pipes/2A6ZWmBrLMrLvfI1Hpjuk8|title = Ben Pipes}}
In 2011, he played club volleyball with Dutch side Langhenkel Doetinchem.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/14333000|title = Pipes aims for volleyball medal|work = BBC Sport}} He also played in Belgium and Spain.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/ben-pipes/2A6ZWmBrLMrLvfI1Hpjuk8|title = Ben Pipes}}
He was selected for Britain's 2012 Olympic squad and captained the team.{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2012/06/21/team-gb-volleyballs-ben-pipes-being-captain-can-be-heartbreaking-475407/|title=Team GB volleyball's Ben Pipes: Being captain can be heartbreaking|date=21 June 2012}}
Post-playing career
After working as an athlete mentor for the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, Pipes took a role as Club & Participation Development Officer with the Scottish Volleyball Association.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishvolleyball.org/2017-07-24-new-sva-staff-appointment/|title = New Sva Staff Appointment|date = 24 July 2017}}
References
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Category:English men's volleyball players
Category:Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic volleyball players for Great Britain
Category:Sportspeople from Beverley
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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