Ernardo Gómez

{{short description|Venezuelan volleyball player}}

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| name = Ernardo Gómez

| image = Ernardo Gomez.JPG

| caption = Ernardo Gomez at the 2015 Greek Volleyleague Finals

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|30 |df=y}}

| birth_place = Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela

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| height = 1.95 m

| weight = 90 kg

| spike = 363 cm

| block = 345 cm

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| years1 = 1998–1999

| team1 = {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Huracanes de Bolivar

| years2 = 1999–2000

| team2 = {{flagicon|Brazil}} Ulbra

| years3 = 2000–2004

| team3 = {{flagicon|Greece}} Olympiacos

| years4 = 2004–2005

| team4 = {{flagicon|Japan}} Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza

| years5 = 2005–2007

| team5 = {{flagicon|Greece}} Panathinaikos

| years6 = 2007–2008

| team6 = {{flagicon|Turkey}} Fenerbahçe

| years7 = 2008–2012

| team7 = {{flagicon|Japan}} JT Thunders

| years8 = 2012–2013

| team8 = {{flagicon|Turkey}} Ziraat Bankasi Ankara

| years9 = 2013–2014

| team9 = {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Huracanes de Bolivar

| years10 = 2014–2015

| team10 = {{flagicon|Greece}} PAOK Thessaloniki

| years11 = 2015–2016

| team11 = {{flagicon|Turkey}} Inegöl Belediyesi

| years12 = 2016–2017

| team12 = {{flagicon|Greece}} PAOK Thessaloniki

|years13 = 2017–2018

|team13 = {{flagicon|Greece}} Iraklis Chalkidas

|years14 = 2018–2019

|team14 = {{flagicon|Israel}} Hapoel Kfar Saba

|years15 = 2019–2020

|team15 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Ain

|years16 = 2020

|team16 = {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Wehda

| nationalyears = 2001–2014

| nationalteam = {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Venezuela

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Volleyball}}

{{MedalCountry | {{VEN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold| 2003 Santo Domingo | Team}}

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Ernardo "Harry" Andrés Gómez Cañas (born July 30, 1982, in Bolívar) is a Venezuelan former professional volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

He is 195 cm and 100 kg weight. He played over 300 times for his national team. He also played for Fenerbahçe Istanbul in Turkey, Ulbra in Brazil, Olympiacos Piraeus, Panathinaikos VC and PAOK Thessaloniki, in Greece and Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza in Japan.{{Cite web |title=一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構 |url=https://vleague.jp/ |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構}}

At only 20 years of age Harry, as he is affectionately known‚ was Venezuela's main attacking weapon. A powerful attack near the net as well as from the back zone and an excellent service were his strongest weapons and since making his international debut at the age of 13 he proved to be Venezuela's ace card.

Standing at only 195 cm tall‚ Gomez has never come up short on court. He was the best scorer of the Intercontinental Rounds of the 2001 World League and has picked up a silver medal at the FIVB Youth World Championship in Saudi Arabia in 1999‚ a bronze medal at the Junior FIVB WCH in Poland in 2001‚ and two fourth places in Bahrain 1997 and Thailand 1999.

He won with his team the gold medal at the 2005 Bolivarian Games.{{cite web

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He was part of the Venezuela men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland.{{cite web|title=Team Roster 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Venezuela|url=http://poland2014.fivb.org/en/competition/teams/VEN-Venezuela/team_roster|work=poland2014.fivb.org|date= |accessdate=12 October 2015}} He played for Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza.