# Đula Mešter > (1972-) volleyball player **Wikidata**: [Q976507](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q976507) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Đula_Mešter) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ula-mester ## Summary Đula Mešter is a Serbian volleyball player known for competing in three consecutive Summer Olympics (1996, 2000, 2004). Primarily an indoor middle blocker, he has also been associated with beach volleyball and professional club competition, standing 203 cm tall and weighing 92 kg. ## Biography - Born: 1972-04-02 or 1972-04-03; Subotica - Nationality: Serbia - Known for: Representing Serbia (and its predecessor teams) at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympic Games as a volleyball player - Employer(s): Olympic teams (participant, 1996; 2000; 2004); Lega Pallavolo Serie A (player ID MES-DUL-72); Confederation of European Volleyball (CEV player ID 62434) - Field(s): Volleyball; beach volleyball; mechanical engineering; computer science ## Contributions Đula Mešter’s most concrete contributions are his competitive performances and professional presence in international and club volleyball across the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was a member of his country’s Olympic volleyball contingents at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics, contributing as a middle blocker—an on-court specialist responsible for net defense, blocking and quick middle attacks. Mešter’s professional club involvement is recorded through an Italian league identifier (Lega Pallavolo Serie A player ID MES-DUL-72) and registration with European volleyball governance (CEV player ID 62434), indicating participation in top-tier European club competition. His athletic profile (203 cm height, 92 kg) underpinned his role at net and would have made him a standard-setting middle blocker for his teams. Beyond indoor volleyball, records link him also to beach volleyball competition. While the provided sources do not list authored publications, patents, or companies founded, Mešter’s measurable outcomes are his multi-Olympic appearances, registered professional league participation, and maintained athlete records across databases (Olympedia ID 53345; WorldofVolley player ID 8723), which document his sustained competitive presence at national and international levels. ## FAQs ### Q: Who is Đula Mešter? A: Đula Mešter is a Serbian volleyball player who competed as a middle blocker in international competition, including the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics. ### Q: When and where was Đula Mešter born? A: Sources list his birth date as either 2 April 1972 or 3 April 1972. He was born in Subotica. ### Q: What position did he play and what are his physical stats? A: He played primarily as a middle blocker. His recorded height is 203 cm and his mass is 92 kg. ## Why They Matter Đula Mešter’s significance rests on sustained representation of his country at the highest level of international volleyball over three Olympic cycles. Competing in three consecutive Summer Olympics (1996, 2000, 2004) demonstrates longevity and a sustained performance level that contributed to continuity in his national program during a period of change in the region. As a middle blocker standing 203 cm, Mešter filled a pivotal role on the court—specializing in blocking and rapid central attacks—which is essential for a team’s net defense and transitional offense. His registration in major volleyball systems (CEV, Lega Pallavolo Serie A) and presence in athlete databases (Olympedia, WorldofVolley) provide a traceable professional record that informs historical rosters, statistical compilations, and comparisons of player careers. Without athletes like Mešter, team rosters would lack experienced front-line specialists who anchor net play; his multi-Olympic tenure helped preserve competitive continuity and offered younger teammates a model of professional and international-level participation. ## Notable For - Participating as a volleyball player at three Summer Olympic Games: 1996, 2000, and 2004. - Playing the specialist role of middle blocker at international level; height recorded at 203 cm. - Registered professional player in Italian top-tier competition (Lega Pallavolo Serie A player ID MES-DUL-72). - Registered with the Confederation of European Volleyball (CEV player ID 62434) and documented in multiple athlete databases (Olympedia ID 53345; WorldofVolley ID 8723). - Occupations recorded beyond sport include mechanical engineer and computer scientist. ## Body ### Personal details - Full name and aliases: Đula Mešter; given name recorded as Gyula (Hungarian); alias Gyula Mester. - Birth: two recorded dates in sources—2 April 1972 and 3 April 1972. Place of birth: Subotica. - Family: father recorded as Gyula Mester. - Language: speaks Serbian. - Sex/gender: male. ### Physical profile - Height: 203 centimetres. - Mass: 92 kilograms. - Position: middle blocker (team specialization). ### Sporting career — international - Olympic participation: - 1996 Summer Olympics — participant. - 2000 Summer Olympics — participant. - 2004 Summer Olympics — participant. - Disciplines: indoor volleyball and beach volleyball are both associated with his sporting record. ### Sporting career — club and governing bodies - Lega Pallavolo Serie A: listed under player ID MES-DUL-72, indicating professional club participation in the Italian league system. - Confederation of European Volleyball (CEV): CEV player ID 62434, indicating registration with European competition governance. - Athlete database identifiers: - Olympedia people ID: 53345. - WorldofVolley player ID: 8723. - Freebase ID: /m/0404hmr. - Sports-Reference archived Olympic athlete ID: me/dula-mester-1. - Intersportstats athlete ID: 3000359568. - PIM authority ID: PIM2120384. - Prabook ID: 2325148. ### Other occupations and roles - Occupation entries include: volleyball player, beach volleyball player, mechanical engineer, and computer scientist. The records list these occupations; no specific educational institutions or employers for engineering/computer science roles are provided in the source material. ### Nationality and representation - Citizenship: Serbia. - Represented his country (and its national teams) at multiple Olympic Games and in European/club competition, as evidenced by the athlete registrations and participation records. ## References 1. Olympedia 2. PIM authority 3. CEV database 4. [Source](http://www.worldofvolley.com/wov-community/players/8723.html) 5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013