Nathan Roberts (volleyball)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Nathan Roberts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Nathan Roberts | |||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1986 Adelaide, Australia | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | |||||||||||
| Spike | 348 cm (137 in) | |||||||||||
| Block | 332 cm (131 in) | |||||||||||
| Volleyball information | ||||||||||||
| Position | Spiker/Receiver | |||||||||||
| Current team | South Adelaide Volleyball Club | |||||||||||
| Number | 3 | |||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Honours
| ||||||||||||
| Last updated: 4 April 2014 | ||||||||||||
Nathan Roberts (born 17 February 1986, in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian volleyball player. He attended Brighton Secondary School from 1999 to 2003 and was a member of the school's Special Interest Volleyball program. He has played 395 matches for the Australian National Team including the 2006, 2010 & 2014 World Championships. He was a gold medalist at the 2007 Asian Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia and was the Best Spiker at the 2011 Asian Championships in Tehran, Iran. Nathan has also won the Australian Volleyball League Championship in 2003, Danish Volleyball League Championship in 2006 (Finals MVP), The Slovenian Cup and League Championships in 2015, (Cup MVP) and the French Pro B Championship. (All star team) He has also competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] After returning to Australia Nathan has competed in the Australian Men's Volleyball League twice, obtaining the Silver Medal both times and being names in the team of the tournament in 2023. Nathan said in an interview in 2022 that the highlight of his career was undoubtedly securing back to back championships with the NOB volleyball club at Victoria's Seaside Tournament in 2021 and 2022. The NOBs also prevailed in the 2024 tournament with an undefeated run. After finishing outside of the top 40 in the MVP voting for 2021-2025 tournaments, Nathan mounted a campaign in 2026 to call attention to his impact on the tournament and, at the age of 40, was awarded his first Division 1 MVP award. Nathan said at the time that it would easily be in the top three awards in his career and the $1000 investment he made into the communication campaign to secure the award was well spent. Now in semi-retirement, Nathan spends his time playing with South Adelaide Volleyball Club, and the NOBs. His jump having reduced significantly, he spends the majority of his time foam rolling to allow his body to function to a level where he can continue to play.
