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{{short description|Dutch volleyball player (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox volleyball player
| height           = 208 cm
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1965|4|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place      = [[Amersfoort]], Utrecht, Netherlands
| death_date       =
| death_place      =
| teamnumber       = 10
| position         = Outside hitter
| nationalyears    = 1987–1994
| nationalteam     = {{vb|NED}}
| medaltemplates   = {{MedalSport | Men's [[volleyball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{NED}} }}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
{{MedalCompetition|[[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|1994 Greece]] | [[1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball World League|World League]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1990 FIVB Volleyball World League|1990 Osaka]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's European Volleyball Championship|European Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1993 Men's European Volleyball Championship|1993 Finland]]|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship|1989 Sweden]]|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1991 Men's European Volleyball Championship|1991 Germany]]|}}
}}

'''Edwin Johannes Benne''' (born 21 April 1965) is a retired [[volleyball]] player from the [[Netherlands]] who represented his native country at two consecutive [[Summer Olympics]], starting in 1988. Benne ended up in fifth place at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in Seoul, and won the silver medal four years later in [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona]].

Benne's international career spanned nine years. During this time he received 382 caps.

==Coaching==

Benne started his current position of head coach of the Dutch national team in 2011 leading them to a win at the 2012 [[CERH European League|European League]] and qualification to the 2013 [[FIVB Volleyball World League|World League]].

==References==
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070609180222/http://www.sport.nl/overige/deelnemersfinder/ Dutch Olympic Committee]

==External links==
* {{sports links}}
* [https://volleybox.net/edwin-benne-p1887 Volleybox.net profile]

{{Netherlands Volleyball Squad 1992 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:Dutch men's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Olympic volleyball players for the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Amersfoort]]
[[Category:Volleyball players from Utrecht (province)]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in volleyball]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century Dutch people]]
[[Category:Dutch volleyball coaches]]
[[Category:Expatriate volleyball coaches]]
[[Category:Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Germany]]
[[Category:Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Italy]]
[[Category:Dutch expatriate volleyball players in France]]
[[Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Japan]]
[[Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Japan]]
[[Category:Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Turkey]]
[[Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey]]
[[Category:Outside hitters]]
[[Category:Volleyball coaches of international teams]]


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