Maxwell Philip Holt (born March 12, 1987) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Beijing BAIC Motor of the Chinese league and the U.S. national team. Holt was a bronze medalist at the 2016 and 2024 Summer Olympics, and won gold medals in the 2014 World League, 2015 World Cup, and 2023 World Cup.
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| Full name | Maxwell Philip Holt | ||||
| Born | March 12, 1987 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.05 m) | ||||
| Weight | 200 lb (90 kg) | ||||
| Spike | 138 in (351 cm) | ||||
| Block | 131 in (333 cm) | ||||
| College / University | Pennsylvania State University | ||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||
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Honours | |||||
Career
editNational team
editHolt was a member of the U.S. Junior Men's National Team from 2005–2007. He played in the Four Nations Tournament in 2005, the NORCECA Men's Junior Continental Championship in 2006, and the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship where the team finished seventh. Holt joined the National Team in 2009, debuting in the Pan American Cup. In September 2013, the U.S. twam, including Holt, won the NORCECA Championship.[1] On July 20, 2014, he won the gold medal in the 2014 World League.[2]
Honors
editClub
edit- CEV Cup
2014–15 – with Dynamo Moscow
- CEV Challenge Cup
- 2012–13 – with Copra Elior Piacenza
- Domestic
- 2016–17 Italian SuperCup, with Azimut Modena
- 2018–19 Italian SuperCup, with Azimut Modena
- 2022–23
Chinese Championship, with Beijing BAIC Motor
- 2016–17
Individual awards
edit- 2013: FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best middle blocker
- 2015: FIVB World League – Best middle blocker
- 2019: FIVB Nations League – Best middle blocker
- 2019: FIVB World Cup – Best middle blocker
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Men Win 2013 NORCECA Championship – teamusa.org – September 28, 2013
- ^ USA upset Brazil to claim second World League title – fivb.org – July 20, 2014
External links
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- Player profile at TeamUSA.org
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
