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Thomas John Jaeschke (born September 4, 1993) is an American professional volleyball player. He is a member of the US national team, and a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. At the professional club level, he plays for Beijing BAIC Motor.

Thomas Jaeschke
Personal information
Full name	Thomas John Jaeschke
Nationality	American
Born	(1993-09-04) September 4, 1993 (age 29) Wheaton, United States
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Spike	353 cm (139 in)
Block	340 cm (134 in)
College / University	Loyola University Chicago
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Beijing BAIC Motor
Number	7
Career
Years Teams 2013–2015 2015–2017 2017–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023 Loyola Ramblers Asseco Resovia Calzedonia Verona Allianz Milano Beijing BAIC Motor
National team
2015–  United States
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro FIVB World Cup 2019 Japan FIVB Nations League 2019 Chicago FIVB World League 2015 Rio de Janeiro NORCECA Championship 2017 Colorado Springs

Personal life

He is the son of John and Danielle Jaeschke. Thomas has a twin sister named Jaime and a brother named Joseph (1990) Jaeschke went to Wheaton-Warrenville South High School and reached the final of the Illinois state championship in 2010 and winning the finals in his senior season in 2012.

Jaeschke was studying finance at Loyola University Chicago, but he interrupted his studies to play professional career in Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. He went back to college to finish his undergraduate degree during summer 2022 by missing 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1]

Career

College

He played for Loyola Ramblers for three seasons; 2013-2015. He reached the semifinals of the 2013 NCAA Men's DI-II National Championship, and won the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Men's DI-II National Championships. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2014 and 2015, and in 2015 he was named AVCA Player of the Year.[2] After his junior year of college, he interrupted his studies to sign a three-year contract with Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, who were the Polish Champions in the previous season.[3] This was his first professional contract of his career. Jaeschke would later sit out the first half of his second professional season to complete his college degree.[4] In 2017 he moved to Italian club Calzedonia Verona.

National team

Jaeschke made his debut on the national team during the 2015 NORCECA Champions Cup. He was named to the U.S. national team for the 2015 FIVB World League where the team would capture the bronze medal.[5] He missed competing in the 2015 FIVB World Cup due to injury.[6] In June 2016, Jaeschke was named to the U.S. Olympic Men's Volleyball team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where they would go on to win the bronze medal.[7]

Honours

Clubs

• National championships
  • 2015/2016 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia

Individual awards

• AVCA National Player of the Year – 2015
• AVCA First-Team All-American – 2014, 2015
• NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team – 2014, 2015
• MIVA Player of the Year – 2014, 2015
• MIVA Freshman of the Year – 2013
• MIVA All-Conference First Team – 2013, 2014, 2015
• MIVA All-Tournament Most Valuable Player – 2015
• MIVA All-Tournament Team – 2013, 2015
• MIVA Academic All-Conference – 2013, 2014, 2015

References

External links

• Player profile at TeamUSA.org
• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
• Player profile at the International Olympic Committee
• Player profile at Olympedia
• Player profile at Volleybox.net

На других языках

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- [en] Thomas Jaeschke

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[fr] Thomas Jaeschke

Thomas Jaeschke est un joueur américain de volley-ball né le 4 septembre 1993 à Hinsdale, dans l'Illinois. Il a remporté avec l'équipe des États-Unis la médaille de bronze du tournoi masculin aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2016 à Rio de Janeiro.

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[it] Thomas Jaeschke

Thomas Jaeschke (Wheaton, 4 settembre 1993) è un pallavolista statunitense, schiacciatore della Powervolley Milano.

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[ru] Яшке, Томас

Томас Яшке (род. 4 сентября 1993 года) — американский волейболист, член мужской сборной США по волейболу и китайского клуба «Бэйцзин Байк Моторс», бронзовый призер Олимпийских игр 2016 года.

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