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Stacy Sykora
Stacy Denise Sykora (born June 24, 1977) is a retired American volleyball player. She was a two-time All-American at Texas A&M University and she competed in both the 2000 and the 2004 Olympics as part of the U.S. women's national team. She made her third Olympic appearance at the 2008 Olympics, helping Team USA to a silver medal. She won the gold medal with her team at the 2001 and 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix. Early years Stacy Sykora was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Ed Sykora and Sherian Richards. She was raised in Burleson (a Fort Worth suburb) with her two older sisters, Kim and Keri. As a student at Burleson High School, Sykora dreamed of becoming an Olympic athlete, but was unwilling to choose between volleyball, basketball, and track and field. After graduating from high school, she accepted a scholarship to play volleyball at Texas A&M University under coach Laurie Flachmeier Corbelli, a member of the USA Volleyball team which won the silver medal at the 1984 S ... [...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] |
2010 FIVB World Grand Prix
The 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament to be played by 12 countries from 6–29 August 2010. The finals were held at the Beilun Gymnasium in Ningbo, China. The United States claimed their 3rd title and Foluke Akinradewo won the ''Most Valuable Player'' award. * Standing and tie-breaking procedure: Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser In case of tie, the teams will be classified according to the following criteria: number of matches won, points ratio and sets ratio Competing nations The following national teams qualified: Teams * Calendar Preliminary rounds Ranking The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advanced to the Final round. First round Group A Group B Group C Second round Group D Group E Group F Third round Group G Group H Gr ... [...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 country fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, Texas A&M has the largest student body in the United States, and is the only university in Texas to hold simultaneous designations as a land, sea, and space grant institution. In 2001, it was inducted into the Association of American Universities. The university's students, alumni, and sports teams are known as Aggies, and its athletes compete in eighteen varsity sports as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The university was the first public higher-education institution in Texas; it opened for classes on October 4, 1876, as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (A.M.C.) under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Act. In the following decades, the college grew in size and scope, expanding to its largest enrol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Final Four Women's Volleyball Cup
The 2009 Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup '' Chinalco Cup'' was the second edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by four countries from September 9–13, 2009 in Lima, Peru. The teams qualified through the 2009 Pan-American Cup, held in Miami, Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to .... Competing Nations Squads Preliminary round *Wednesday September 9, 2009 *Thursday September 10, 2009 *Friday September 11, 2009 Final round Semifinals *Saturday September 12, 2009 Finals *Sunday September 13, 2009 Final ranking Individual awards *Most valuable player ** *Best scorer ** *Best spiker ** *Best blocker ** *Best server ** *Best digger ** *Best setter ** *Best receiver ** *Best libero ** References External links NORC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Four Women's Volleyball Cup
The Final Four Volleyball Cup is a Bi-Continental Cup organized by the Pan-American Volleyball Union from 2008 to 2011, with the top two ranked teams from the NORCECA and CSV confederations at the Men's and Women's Pan-American Cup. The women's competition run from 2008 to 2010, but has been dropped out of the NORCECA and PVU Calendar as of 2011. FIVB, however, has the competitions programmed until 2013. History Men Women See also *Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup *Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup The Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup is a Continental Cup organized by NORCECA with teams from all over America ( North-, South- and Central America, and the Caribbean), that served as a qualifier for the World Grand Prix. The tournament als ... References * International women's volleyball competitions Recurring sporting events established in 2008 Recurring sporting events established in 2013 {{Volleyball-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the ninth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by eleven countries from 18–26 June 2010 in Rosarito and Tijuana, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qualifier for the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix and 2010 Final Four. Competing Nations Squads * Preliminary round Group A Group B Final round Championship bracket 5th–10th places bracket Classification 5–10 Quarterfinals Classification 9 Classification 5–8 Semifinals Classification 7–8, 5–6 Finals Final ranking **''Dominican Republic, Peru, the United States, Cuba, Argentina and Brazil qualified for the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries from 5 to 28 August 2011. The finals were held at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Macau, China. The United States won the tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2012 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the eleventh edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries in July 2012 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, after Lima, Peru, withdrew from hosting it. The top four NORCECA teams and the top from CSV confederation, in addition to Brazil, which was a wild card, qualified for the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix. Competing nations Pool standing procedure Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loser In case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria: points ratio and sets ratio Preliminary round Group A Group B Final round Championship bracket 5th–10th places bracket Eleventh place match Classification 7–10 Quarterfinals Classification 5–8 Ninth place match Sem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2003 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the second edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by eight countries from Monday June 30 to Saturday July 5, 2003 in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qualifier for the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix. Competing nations Squads * Preliminary round Group A *Monday June 30, 2003 *Tuesday July 1, 2003 *Wednesday July 2, 2003 Group B *Monday June 30, 2003 *Tuesday July 1, 2003 *Wednesday July 2, 2003 Classification Round *Thursday July 3, 2003 **Seventh Place Match **Classification Matches Final round ---- *Friday July 4, 2003 **Fifth Place Match **Semi-finals *Saturday July 5, 2003 **Bronze Medal Match **Gold Medal Match ---- Final ranking **''United States, Dominican Republic, Cuba and Brazil qualified for the 2004 World Grand Prix'' Individual awards *Most Valuable Player ** *Best Attacker ** *Best Blocker ** *Best Defender ** *Best Libe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup is a Continental Cup organized by NORCECA with teams from all over America ( North-, South- and Central America, and the Caribbean), that served as a qualifier for the World Grand Prix. The tournament also granted places for the Final Four Women's Volleyball Cup. Now, the event serves as an America qualifier for the Pan American Games classification. The men have their own equivalent of the tournament, the Men's Pan-American Cup. Results Medal table Teams by year MVP by edition * 2002 – Yumilka Ruíz * 2003 – Milagros Cabral * 2004 – Zoila Barros * 2005 – Yudelkys Bautista * 2006 – Mari Steinbrecher * 2007 – Nancy Carrillo *2008 – Sidarka Núñez * 2009 – Bethania de la Cruz * 2010 – Prisilla Rivera * 2011 – Sheilla Castro *2012 – Kristin Richards *2013 – Nicole Fawcett *2014 – Brenda Castillo * 2015 – Krista Vansant *2016 – Brayelin Martinez *2017 – Micha Hancock *20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 FIVB World Grand Prix Squads
This article show all participating team squads at the 2004 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix, played by twelve countries from 9 July to 1 August 2004 with the final round held in Reggio Calabria, Italy. *Head Coach: José Roberto Guimarães *Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe *Head Coach: Luis Felipe Calderón *Head Coach: Jorge Garbey *Head Coach: Lee Hee-Wan *Head Coach: Marco Bonitta *Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto *Head Coach: Andrzej Niemczyk *Head Coach: Kim Cheol-yong *Head Coach: Nikolay Karpol *Head Coach: Nataphon Srisamutnak *Head Coach: Toshi Yoshida ReferencesFIVB at FIVB.org {{FIVB World Grand Prix |
2004 FIVB World Grand Prix
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2004 was the twelfth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2004 edition was played by twelve countries from July 9 to August 1, 2004, with the final round held in Reggio Calabria, Italy. Hosts Italy and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round. Qualification Asia *The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings ** ** ** ** Europe *European Qualification Tournament in Piła, Poland from August 26 to August 31, 2003 North and South America * Pan-American Cup in Coahuila and Saltillo, Mexico from June 30 to July 5, 2003 ** ** ** ** Teams * Preliminary rounds Ranking The host Italy and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round. First round Group A *Venue: Nimiboot Gymnasium, Bangkok, Thailand Group B *Venue: Miao Li County Dome, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
