Sam O'Dea

{{short description|New Zealand beach volleyball player (born 1990)}}

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| nationality = New Zealander

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| currentyears = 2017–present

| currentteammate = Ben O'Dea

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{{MedalSport | Men's beach volleyball }}

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{{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 2018 | Gold Coast}}

{{Medal|Comp|FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2017|Shepparton Open}}

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Sam O'Dea (born 24 November 1990) is a New Zealand beach volleyball player.

Sam and his brother Ben O'Dea represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where they won the bronze medal in the men's pair competition. They were the nation's first men's beach volleyball team to compete at the Games. The pair also won the bronze medal at the Shepparton Open in Australia on the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.{{cite web |date= 11 March 2017 |title= O'Dea brothers start well on world tour |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11815686 |work= nzherald.co.nz|access-date= 2 April 2018}}{{cite web |date= 20 February 2018 |title= Commonwealth Games: O'Dea brothers named in NZ beach volleyball team |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/101608599/commonwealth-games-odea-brothers-named-in-nz-beach-volleyball-team |work= Stuff.co.nz|access-date= 2 April 2018}}{{cite web |date= 12 April 2018 |title= Kiwi brothers Sam and Ben O'Dea win beach volleyball bronze at Commonwealth Games |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/commonwealth-games/103065956/kiwi-brothers-sam-and-ben-odea-win-beach-volleyball-bronze-at-commonwealth-games |work= Stuff.co.nz|access-date= 12 April 2018}}

O'Dea is the grandson of Bob O'Dea, who played rugby union for the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, in the 1950s.{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12031432 |title=O'Dea brothers claim beach volleyball bronze for New Zealand |date=12 April 2018 |work=New Zealand Herald | access-date=12 April 2018}}