Oliver Venno
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| Full name |
Oliver Venno |
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| Nationality |
Estonian |
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| Born |
(1990-05-23) May 23, 1990
Tartu, Estonia |
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| Height |
2.10 m (6 ft 10 1⁄2 in) |
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| Weight |
105 kg (231 lb) |
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| Spike |
345 cm (136 in) |
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| Block |
325 cm (128 in) |
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| Volleyball information |
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| Position |
opposite |
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| Current club |
 Ziraat Bankası Ankara |
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| Number |
9 |
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Last updated: February 23, 2016 |
Oliver Venno (born 23 May 1990 in Tartu) is an Estonian volleyball player currently playing for Ziraat Bankası Ankara in Turkey. He is 2.10 m (6 ft 10½ in) tall, 105 kg (231 lbs.), and plays at the opposite hitter position.
Club career
Venno started his career in hometown club Pere Leib Tartu at the age of 16. In addition to three Estonian League silver medals he won the Estonian Cup in 2008 with the Tartu team. In 2009 Venno signed with ACH Volley Bled of Slovenia.[1] With the Bled team Venno won the Slovenian League, the Slovenian Cup on the MEVZA championship and reached the Final Four of the 2009–10 CEV Champions League. From 2010 to 2012 he played in Germany for VfB Friedrichshafen winning the German League championship and the German Cup once. Venno started the 2012–13 season in the Montenegrin top team Budvanska Rivijera Budva.[2] He left the team in December and joined his fellow countreymen Raimo Pajusalu and Keith Pupart in the French team Rennes Volley 35.[3]
For the 2013–14 season Venno signed with Prikamye Perm of the Russian Volleyball Super League.[4] In June 2014 Venno moved to Austria and signed a deal with local powerhouse Hypo Tirol Innsbruck.[5] With Hypo Tirol team he won the Austrian League without losing a single game during the season. In July 2015 Venno signed with Ziraat Bankası Ankara of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League.[6]
National team
Oliver Venno represented the Estonian youth teams in the U16, U18 and U20 level. He is a member of the Estonian national team since 2008 and has represented Estonia at the 2009, 2011 and 2015 European Volleyball Championships.
Venno has also successfully represented Estonia in beach volleyball. Together with Kristo Kollo he won the U18 Beach European Championship in 2007 [7] and U19 Beach World Championship in 2008.[8]
Achievements
Club
- Pere Leib Tartu
- Estonian League: runner-up: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Estonian Cup (1): 2008; runner-up: 2006, 2007
- Schenker League: runner-up: 2007–08, 2008–09
- ACH Volley Bled
- Slovenian League (1): 2009–10
- Slovenian Cup (1): 2010
- MEVZA (1): 2009–10
- VfB Friedrichshafen
- German League (1): 2010–11
- German Cup (1): 2012; runner-up: 2011
- Hypo Tirol Innsbruck
- Austrian League (1): 2014–15
- MEVZA (1): 2014–15
Individual
- Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year (2): 2010, 2011
- Young Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year (2): 2008, 2009
References
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