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Ryan Millar
Ryan Madsen Millar (born 22 January 1978) is an American volleyball player, a member of United States men's national volleyball team in 1998–2008, a participant of the Olympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008), 2008 Olympic Champion, three times NORCECA Champion. Personal life Millar was born in San Dimas, California. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2001. Career Millar played volleyball at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, from 1996-1999. In 1996, he was named the Volleyball Magazine National Freshman of the Year and was a Third-Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). In 1999, he was named the MPSF Player of the Year and was a First Team American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American. In 1998, he finished second in the nation in blocks per game (2.02) en route to repeating as a First Team All-American. In 1999, he capped off his successful career by leading BYU to the program's first ever NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship and was onc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship
The NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of North America, Central America and the Caribbean, organized by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation ( NORCECA). Since its introduction in 1969 the tournaments have been awarded every two years. The competition has been dominated by Cuba and United States, which won together 25 of the 27 editions of the tournament. History Medals Summary MVP by edition *1969 – 1999 – Unknown * 2001 – Ángel Dennis * 2003 – Clay Stanley * 2005 – Raidel Poey * 2007 – Lloy Ball * 2009 – Wilfredo León * 2011 – Keibel Gutiérrez *2013 – Matt Anderson * 2015 – Nicholas Hoag *2017 – Micah Christenson *2019 – Miguel Ángel López *2021 – Arturo Iglesias See also *NORCECA Women's Volleyball Championship *Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship * Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship *Volleyball at the Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It marked the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, in 1956. Sydney was selected as the host city for the 2000 Games in 1993. Teams from 199 countries participated in the 2000 Games, which were the first to feature at least 300 events in its official sports programme. The Games' cost was estimated to be A$6.6 billion. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch before the arrival of his successor Jacques Rogge. The 2000 Games were the last of the two consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in a predominantly English-speaking countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Men's National Volleyball Team
The United States men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. The team is governed by USA Volleyball. The team has won five Olympic medals, including three gold. History As the birthplace of volleyball, the United States founded the first association to regulate the sport. The United States Volleyball Association was formed in 1927, and was the founding member of FIVB in 1947. However, by the time of volleyball's international growth in the 1940s, the US was no longer a major power. They competed in the inaugural volleyball Olympic tournament in 1964. The US returned to the elite in the 1980s, winning the FIVB World Championship in 1986 in Paris, as well as four golds at the Pan American Games and eight at the NORCECA Championships. Of the nine times that the US have competed at the World Cup, they have finished fourth five times, most recently in 2007. They won the event in 1985, and last time out in 2011 they f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball Player
This is a list of top international volleyball players. A * Foluke Akinradewo * Carolina Albuquerque * Todor Aleksiev * Ana Ida Alvares * Thiago Soares Alves * Dante Amaral * Andrea Anastasi * Matt Anderson * Stéphane Antiga * Halina Aszkiełowicz * Aleksandar Atanasijević * Décio de Azevedo * Wilavan Apinyapong * Odina Bayramova B * Ballu * Lloy Ball * Petya Barakova * Michele Baranowicz * Michelle Bartsch-Hackley * Andrea Bari * Zbigniew Bartman * Abdul Basith * Christina Bauer * Michał Bąkiewicz * Bronisław Bebel * Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza * Sarra Belhocine * Regla Bell * Izabela Bełcik * Edwin Benne * Alaina Bergsma * Lorenzo Bernardi * Franco Bertoli * Mateusz Bieniek * Emanuele Birarelli * Peter Blangé * Grzegorz Bociek * Dante Boninfante * Marco Bonitta * Rob Bontje * Ryszard Bosek * Tijana Bošković * Ron Boudrie * Camila Brait * Georgi Bratoev * Valentin Bratoev * Aleksa Brđović * Hanna Busz * Rafał Buszek * Wanna Buakaew C * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2006 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the first edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by seven countries from June 3 to June 12, 2006 in Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico. The event served as a qualifier for the 2007 America's Cup in Brazil, where the top three teams will join the teams from Argentina and Brazil. The winner of each pool automatically advanced to the semi-finals and the teams placed in second and third met in crossed matches in the quarterfinals round. Competing nations Squads Preliminary round Group A *Monday June 5 *Tuesday June 6 *Wednesday June 7 Group B *Monday June 5 *Tuesday June 6 *Wednesday June 7 Final round Quarterfinals *Friday June 9, 2006 Semi-finals *Saturday June 10, 2006 Finals *Sunday June 11, 2006 — Seventh Place Match *Saturday June 10, 2006 — Fifth Place Match *Sunday June 11, 2006 — Bronze Medal Match *Sunday June 11, 2006 — Gold Medal Match Final ranking **''United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup is a men's volleyball tournament organized by NORCECA. Initially, only NORCECA teams participated, but CSV teams have been invited since 2010. The event served as a qualifier for World League and the America's Cup. Now, the event serves as an America qualifier for the Pan American Games classification. The women have their own equivalent of the tournament, the Women's Pan-American Cup. Results Medal table Teams by year MVP by edition *2006 – Elvis Contreras *2007 – José Martell *2008 – Evan Patak *2009 – Dean Bittner *2010 – Jayson Jablonsky *2011 – Paulo Victor Silva *2012 – Taylor Sander *2013 – Ricardo Lucarelli *2014 – Rolando Cepeda *2015 – Alan Souza *2016 – Abrahan Alfonso Gavilán *2017 – Martín Ramos *2018 – Ezequiel Palacios *2019 – Miguel Ángel López * 2022 – Osniel Melgarejo See also * Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup * Boys' Youth Pan-American Voll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Volleyball America's Cup
The 2000 Volleyball America's Cup was the third edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by six countries from North-, Central- and South America. The tournament was held from August 11 to August 20, 2000, in São Bernardo, Brazil. Main Round *Friday 2000-08-11 *Saturday 2000-08-12 *Sunday 2000-08-13 *Monday 2000-08-14 *Tuesday 2000-08-15 *Wednesday 2000-08-16 *Thursday 2000-08-17 Final round Semi-finals *Saturday 2000-08-19 Finals *Sunday 2000-08-20 — Bronze Medal Match *Sunday 2000-08-20 — Gold Medal Match Final ranking Awards *Best spiker ** *Best receiver ** *Best blocker ** *Best digger ** *Best server ** *Best setter ** References Sports123 2009-07-25) {{Volleyball America's Cup [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Volleyball America's Cup
The 1999 Volleyball America's Cup was the second edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by six countries from North-, Central- and South America. The tournament was held from October 14 to October 23, 1999, in St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida (United States). Squads Main Round Venue: Tampa, Florida *Thursday 1999-10-14 *Friday 1999-10-15 *Saturday 1999-10-16 Venue: St. Petersburg, Florida *Sunday 1999-10-17 *Monday 1999-10-18 *Tuesday 1999-10-19 *Thursday 1999-10-21 Final round Semi-finals Venue: Tampa, Florida *Friday 1999-10-22 Finals Venue: Tampa, Florida *Saturday 1999-10-23 — Bronze Medal Match *Saturday 1999-10-23 — Gold Medal Match Final ranking Awards References Sports123 {{Volleyball America's Cup Volleyball America's Cup Volleyball America's Cup Volleyball America's Cup Volleyball America's Cup The America's Cup was a continental cup in men's volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Volleyball America's Cup
The 2007 Volleyball America's Cup was the sixth edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by six countries from North, Central and South America. The tournament was held from August 15 to August 19, 2007 in Manaus, Brazil. Squads Main Round Group A *Wednesday August 15 *Thursday August 16 *Friday August 17 Group B *Wednesday August 15 *Thursday August 16 *Friday August 17 Final round Semi-finals *Saturday 2007-08-18 Finals *Saturday 2007-08-18 — Fifth Place Match *Sunday 2007-08-19 — Bronze Medal Match *Sunday 2007-08-19 — Gold Medal Match ---- Final ranking Awards *Most valuable player ** *Best spiker ** *Best server ** *Best blocker ** *Best scorer ** *Best digger ** *Best setter ** *Best receiver ** References Sports123 {{Volleyball America's Cup Volleyball America's Cup A A Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball America's Cup
The America's Cup was a continental cup in men's volleyball for North and South American nations organized by CSV and NORCECA with the first edition in 1998. It is no longer held since 2008. Results Medal Table Details See also *American Championships A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ... ReferencesSports123 {{Volleyball Recurring events disestablished in 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
