Oluwadamilola Bakare known as Dami Bakare (born 22 September 1988) is a British

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player. Born in

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, Nigeria, he competed for

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in the men's tournament at the

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Early life

Born in Nigeria, Bakara moved to London at the age of one. Bakare began playing volleyball in school after originally playing basketball.

Career

He progressed through Great Britain's men's development squad and later played internationally at the London International Invitational Tournament, part of the

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, where he was the competition's top scorer. He played professionally with Belgian club

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. He was selected for Great Britain's 2012 Olympic squad. Following the tournament, he played in Korea.

Personal life

Bakare enjoys photography and fashion design. He trained as a dentist. His cousin

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was also a member of the 2012 Olympic squad.

References

British men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Great Britain 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Kaduna Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom 21st-century British sportsmen {{UK-volleyball-bio-stub