Aidan Zingel

Aidan Zingel (born 19 November 1990 in Kiama, New South Wales) is an Australian volleyball player.[1] He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Aidan first started playing volleyball in 2005, when he was offered an AIS (Australian Institute of Sport) scholarship at the age of 15. At the end of 2005, he moved to Canberra to train full-time with the Australian Youth and Junior Programs. At the age of 18, he was selected for the Senior National Team. Aidan's first professional contract was in 2009 with Linkoping Volleyball Club, winning the Swedish Championship in that season. The next club he played for was Marmi Lanza Verona in A1, playing there for four years. He participated in the 2010 World Championships, as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was named as “Australian Player of the Year” in 2012.[3] Zingel is widely regarded as the greatest Australian Men's Volleyball player of all time.[1] Now he plays in the "Blu Volley Verona". He is currently the Captain of the Volleyball Australia Men’s Team. He is 207 cm tall. Aidan is not in a relationship. He is 'Zingel'.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "AIS Men's Volleyball - Aidan Zingel". Australian Sports Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Aidan Zingel". london2012.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. ↑ http://poland2014.fivb.org/en/competition/teams/AUS-Australia/players/aidan-zingel?id=40502


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