Photo: Paweł Zaic / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Philippe Blain is one of those quietly fascinating figures who never became a household name but built a career worth respecting — a 193 cm guy from Montpellier who played for France's national volleyball team in the mid-80s and made it to the 1988 Seoul Olympics, which on its own is a serious achievement. What I find genuinely interesting about him is the pivot from player to coach, eventually ending up at Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers in South Korea — that's a pretty bold geographic leap for a guy from the south of France. Picking up the Gold Cross of Merit in 2014 and serving on the FIVB Technical and Coaching commission suggests the volleyball world took his expertise seriously. He's the kind of career professional the sport quietly runs on.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Philippe Blain
- Name (Japanese)
- フィリップ・ブラン
- Reading
- ふぃりっぷ・ぶらん
- Born
- May 20, 1960 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
- Origin
- Montpellier, Hérault, France
- Height
- 193 cm
- Occupation
- volleyball coach / volleyball player
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Gold Cross of Merit
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Philippe Blain born?
Born May 20, 1960 (age 66).
Where is Philippe Blain from?
Philippe Blain is from Montpellier, Hérault, France.
What does Philippe Blain do?
Philippe Blain works as volleyball coach, volleyball player.
How tall is Philippe Blain?
Philippe Blain is 193 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.