Thomas Edgar (volleyball)
{{short description|Australian volleyball player (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox volleyball player
| name = Thomas Edgar
| image = Thomas Edgar (Legavolley 2012).jpg
| fullname = Thomas Edgar
| nationality = {{AUS}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|06|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bundaberg, Australia
| death_date =
| height = {{height|m=2.12|precision=0}}
| weight = {{convert|106|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| spike = {{convert|357|cm|abbr=on}}
| block = {{convert|341|cm|abbr=on}}
| position = Opposite Spiker
| currentclub = Al Ain FC
| currentnumber = 6
| years = 2008–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2022
2022–2023
2023–
| clubs = {{flagicon|SWE}} Linkoping VC
{{flagicon|POL}} LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk
{{flagicon|ITA}} Volley Corigliano
{{flagicon|ITA}} Sir Safety Perugia
{{flagicon|KOR}} LIG Insurance Greaters
{{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing Baic Motor
{{flagicon|ARG}} Drean Bolivar
{{flagicon|JPN}} JT Thunders
{{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray
{{flagicon|UAE}} Al Ain FC
| nationalyears = 2009–
| nationalteam = {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's volleyball}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championship}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Tehran|Team}}
}}
Thomas Edgar (born 21 June 1989) is an Australian volleyball player. He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/edgar-thomas-1095070/ |title=London 2012 |access-date=2 August 2012 |archive-date=1 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801013927/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/edgar-thomas-1095070/ |url-status=dead }}
Career
He began his career in Queensland. In the 2011–2012 season he played for the Italian Serie A2 club, Volley Corigliano. In the following season, Edgar transferred to Serie A1 club Sir Safety Perugia. In 2013 he moved to South Korea to play for LIG Insurance Greaters. In 2015 he played in the Chinese Volleyball League for Beijing. Thomas has been the captain of the team since 2015.
On 12 August 2022, he signed a one-year contract with Galatasaray, one of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.galatasaray.org/haber/voleybol/erkek-voleybol/thomas-patrick-edgar-galatasaray-hdi-sigorta-da/51485|title=Thomas Patrick Edgar Galatasaray HDI Sigorta’da!|publisher=Galatasaray S.K.|date=August 12, 2022|access-date=12 August 2022}}
Sporting achievements
- 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship – Most Valuable Player
=Record=
We emphasize that Edgar's record relates only to games under the patronage of the International Volleyball Federation. There are players that scored more points in other competitions. The match Australia – Egypt will also be remembered by another record the highest number of points collected by rival opposites Edgar's 50 points.[http://www.worldofvolley.com/News/Latest_news/Othercountries/57986/thomas-edgar-sets-new-record--scores-highest-number-of-points-in-fivb-match.html Thomas Edgar sets new record]{{Clarify|reason=Unclear sentence|date=April 2018}}
References
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Category:Australian men's volleyball players
Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Category:Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic volleyball players for Australia
Category:Sportspeople from Bundaberg
Category:Galatasaray S.K. (men's volleyball) players
Category:Sportsmen from Queensland
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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