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Ryan Doherty
Ryan Daniel Doherty (born February 2, 1984) is an American professional beach volleyball player. Career Start in baseball Doherty, who was born and raised in Toms River, New Jersey, grew up playing baseball, including at Toms River High School East. He was named the 2002 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of New Jersey and was awarded a partial scholarship to play baseball at the University of Notre Dame for the Fighting Irish. He is believed to have been the tallest player in the history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association baseball history. While at Notre Dame, he did not play collegiate volleyball due to his baseball commitments. In 2002, he was named an All-American. He went undrafted after college, although was eventually signed as a free agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks in June 2005. Despite being the first seven-foot-tall player in minor league baseball history, and playing for the Yakima Bears and South Bend Silver Hawks, the Diamondbacks rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hyden
John Hyden (born October 7, 1972, in Tustin, California) is an American volleyball and beach volleyball player. Raised in San Diego, California, where he attended Mt. Carmel High School, Hyden was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that finished in ninth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A 2-time All American at San Diego State University he was named to 1995 World Cup team and played as an outside hitter. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he finished in 11th place with ''Team USA''. Hyden also plays beach volleyball as a defender. He has been playing several years on the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) circuit, remaining consistently in the top 8 teams. He has had several 2nd-place finishes and got a first-place finish in 2005. 2007 has seen him with many 3rd & 5th-place finishes. He also won the coveted "God of the Beach" tournament in Las Vegas in 2007 and 2008. References External links John Hydenat The Washington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, Orange County in Southern California, located southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 during the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the fourth most populous city in Orange County, the most populous beach city in Orange County, and the seventh most populous city in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is bordered by Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area on the west, the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, by Seal Beach on the northwest, by Westminster, California, Westminster on the north, by Fountain Valley, California, Fountain Valley on the northeast, by Costa Mesa on the east, and by Newport Beach on the southeast. Huntington Beach is known for its long stretch of sandy beach, mild climate, excellent surfing, and beach culture. Swells generated predominantly from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Men's Beach Volleyball Players
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1984 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Lombardo Ontiveros
Rodolfo Lombardo Ontiveros Gómez (born 9 November 1983) is a Mexican male volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ... and beach volleyball player. References External links profileat ''FIVB.org'' * 1983 births Living people Mexican beach volleyball players Mexican men's volleyball players Men's beach volleyball players Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic beach volleyball players of Mexico Sportspeople from Mazatlán Beach volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Beach volleyball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Morais Filho
Álvaro Magliano de Morais Filho (born November 27, 1990 in João Pessoa, Paraíba) is a Brazilian male beach volleyball player. Early in his adolescence, Álvaro liked to play soccer. By the influence of his father, who practices beach volleyball, Álvaro began venturing onto the sand and as he says himself: "I have become hooked to beach volleyball". He played with Vitor Felipe from 2007 to the middle of the 2011 season, when he started a partnership with Moisés. Over the years, he also played with Fábio Luiz, Benjamin, Luciano and Thiago. In March 2013, he started playing with Ricardo Santos, a world class Olympic Games gold medalist player.Perfil dos Atletas – CBV This partnership proved to be outstanding and led Álvaro and Ricardo to finish the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship Mazury 2013 in second place. Furt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Lucena
Nicholas "Nick" Lucena (born September 22, 1979) is an American professional beach volleyball player. He and his current teammate, Phil Dalhausser, played in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He plays as a defender behind Dalhausser's block. Lucena and Dalhausser have qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links * * * * * * * 1979 births Living people American men's beach volleyball players Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic beach volleyball players of the United States Beach volleyball defenders Sportspeople from Broward County, Florida Beach volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{US-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
The 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is an international beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). From this season, the FIVB World Tour calendar comprises the 10 FIVB World Tour Grand Slams and the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. FIVB.org For the first time since 2002 the competition does not take the name of , the main sponsor. Schedule Men Women Medal table by country Open tournaments In this se ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit
The Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit is a sport competition for national teams in the sport of beach volleyball. The championship combines events for men and women, and is held annually, organized by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international governing body for the sports of volleyball in Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NORCECA is the continental confederation that r ... (NORCECA). Men's Tournament History Women's Tournament History References BVB InfoNorceca {{North American Championships Recurring sporting events established in 2007 Beach volleyball competitions Beach volleyball in North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (known between 2003 and 2012 as the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the worldwide professional beach volleyball tour for both men and women organized by the ' ( FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The World Tour was introduced 1989 for men and in 1992 for women being held yearly since then until 2021. Several tournaments were staged throughout the year. All athletes who competed in the qualifying and main draws of the tournaments earned points in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings, and after the last stage the pair that accumulated the most points during the year was declared the champion of the World Tour (only points from 75% of the tournaments in the season were considered for the ranking). Winning the World Tour was considered to be one of the highest honours in international beach volleyball, being surpassed only by the World Championships, and the Beach Volleyball tournament at the Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Rogers
Todd Jonathan Rogers (born September 30, 1973) is an American professional beach volleyball player who is an Olympic and FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship gold medalist. He and his former partner, Phil Dalhausser, were the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 AVP Tour champions. In October 2021, he will be inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame, along with Logan Tom and Clay Stanley. Early life Rogers was born in Santa Barbara, California to David and Heidi Rogers and brother Dean Rogers. Playing career Youth and collegiate Rogers attended San Marcos High School from 1987 to 1991 where he played indoor volleyball for Jon Lee. Together with teammate Dax Holdren, Rogers won a league championship in 1990. The following year, Rogers led his team to the CIF Southern Section Boys' Volleyball Championship. In addition to volleyball, Rogers played soccer at San Marcos High School. After high school, Rogers enrolled at the University of California, Sant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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