Benjamin Hardy

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Benjamin Hardy
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Kirk Hardy
Nickname	Captain Kirk
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1974-09-21) 21 September 1974 Sydney, Australia
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Spike	335 cm (132 in)
Block	320 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	4
Career
Years Teams 1994–1996 1996–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2008 2008–2011 Evivo Düren Felbach Stuttgart Pallavolo Reima Crema Trentino Volley Sempre Volley Bossini Montichiari Pallavolo Loreto Brillrover Bolzano Knack Randstad Roeselare Jastrzębski Węgiel
National team
Australia
Honours Representing Australia Men's volleyball Asian Championships Gold medal – first place 2007 Indonesia Silver medal – second place 1999 Iran Silver medal – second place 2001 South Korea
Last updated: 20 February 2017

Benjamin Kirk Hardy (born 21 September 1974) is an Australian former volleyball player.

Career

Hardy played for Australia's volleyball team at the 2000 Olympics. He was a captain of Australian national team. He won a gold medal at the 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. He ended his sport career in 2011.

Achievements

Club

• 1998/1998 File:Simple gold cup.svg Australian Volleyball League Championship, with AIS
• 2004/2005 File:Simple gold cup.svg Belgium Cup, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
• 2004/2005 File:Gold medal with cup.svg Belgium Championship, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
• 2005/2006 File:Simple gold cup.svg Belgium Cup, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
• 2005/2006 File:Gold medal with cup.svg Belgium Championship, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
• 2006/2007 File:Gold medal with cup.svg Belgium Championship, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
• 2007/2008 File:Silver medal with cup.svg Belgium Championship, with Knack Randstad Roeselare
• 2009/2010 File:Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
• 2009/2010 File:Silver medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
• 2011/2012 File:Gold medal with cup.svg Australian Championship, with Canberra Heat
• 2013/2014 File:Silver medal with cup.svg Australian Championship, with Canberra Heat

International

Asian Championships:

• File:Silver medal with cup.svg 1999 Iran
• File:Silver medal with cup.svg 2001 South Korea
• File:Gold medal with cup.svg 2007 Indonesia

External links

• PlusLiga player profile