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| Nationality | New Zealander | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben O'Dea (born 6 May 1992)[1] is a New Zealandbeach volleyball player.
Ben and his brotherSam O'Dea represented New Zealand at the2018 Commonwealth Games, where they won the bronze medal in themen's pair competition. They were the nation's first men'sbeach volleyball team to compete at the Games. The pair also won the bronze medal at theShepparton Open inAustralia on the2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.[2][3][4]
O'Dea is the grandson ofBob O'Dea, who played rugby union for the New Zealand national team, theAll Blacks, in the 1950s.[5]
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