Rait Rikberg

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Rait Rikberg
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1982-08-30) 30 August 1982 (age 41)
Tartu, Estonia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Spike307 cm (121 in)
Block290 cm (114 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current club Bigbank Tartu
Career
YearsTeams
2002–2017
2017
2018–
Flag of Estonia.svg Bigbank Tartu
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Prefaxis Menen
Flag of Estonia.svg Bigbank Tartu
National team
2007–2019Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (174 games)
Honours
Men’s volleyball
Representing Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Men's European Volleyball League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Bulgaria
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Czech Republic
Challenger Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Portugal
Last updated: 8 January 2020

Rait Rikberg (born 30 August 1982) is an Estonian volleyball player, who plays for his hometown club Bigbank Tartu. [1]

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Estonian national team

As a member of the senior Estonia men's national volleyball team, Rikberg competed at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship, finishing in 11th, 13th and 24th place respectively. [2] He announced his retirement from the Estonia national team after the latter tournament.

Sporting achievements

National team

Individual

Personal

His brother Alar is a volleyball coach. [3]

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References

  1. "Rait Rikberg". CEV. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. "2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship - Men - Estonia". CEV. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. "Rait Rikberg". www.esbl.ee. Retrieved 14 April 2022.