France's Earvin Ngapeth — two Olympic gold medals at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, transforming the French national team into back-to-back Olympic champions. His combination of powerful serving, creative attacking and occasional baffling errors made him one of the most entertaining players in world volleyball. His bicycle kick serve became one of the sport's most recognisable and feared techniques globally.
Earvin Ngapeth was born in Cannes, France in 1991 — his father Eric Ngapeth is also a former professional volleyball player. He won Olympic gold with France in Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. He won the World Championship with France in 2022. His creativity, athleticism and flair — the ability to improvise solutions in difficult positions — make him the most exciting player in men's volleyball. He has been involved in multiple off-court controversies. He is France's most commercially valuable volleyball figure and the most watchable individual in the sport.
Olympic Gold 2x (2020,2024)
Career Honours
- Olympic Gold 2x (2020,2024)
- World Champion 2022
- French volleyball icon