Nils Ehlers (born 4 February 1994) is a German professional beach volleyball player. Together with teammate, Clemens Wickler, he is currently ranked number three on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking.[1]

Nils Ehlers
Ehlers at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30)
Berlin, Germany
Height211 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate
Clemens Wickler
Honours
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Beach
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Netherlands Men's

Volleyball career

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Ehlers began playing indoor volleyball in his home country in 2010 for TSV Spandau 1860. In 2014/15, the diagonal attacker played for the third division club Berliner VV. In the following season, he was active in the Bundesliga for Netzhoppers KW-Bestensee.[2][3]

In 2024 together with Clemens Wickler, he won silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2024 European Championships.

References

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  1. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Men's Beach Volleyball World Ranking | Volleyball World". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  2. ^ Matthias Penk (2015-10-12). "Bundesligen: Ein Rohdiamant für die Netzhoppers". volleyballer.de. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  3. ^ Ninja Priesterjahn (8 September 2016). "Die kuriose Blitzkarriere des Nils Ehlers". Morgenpost.de (in German). Retrieved 21 September 2019.