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| Nationality | New Zealander | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-11-24)24 November 1990 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam O'Dea (born 24 November 1990)[1] is a New Zealandbeach volleyball player.
Sam and his brotherBen 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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