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Volleyball Hall Of Fame
The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan at the local YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams (philanthropist), Georg .... History In 1971 the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce established a committee to campaign for the founding of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts. By 1977 signs had been set up as people entered the city touting Holyoke, as the "Home of the Volleyball Hall of Fame", however for years newspapers would write stories lampooning the city as people attempted to find it, only to see a small di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Volleyball Hall Of Fame
The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan at the local YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams (philanthropist), Georg .... History In 1971 the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce established a committee to campaign for the founding of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts. By 1977 signs had been set up as people entered the city touting Holyoke, as the "Home of the Volleyball Hall of Fame", however for years newspapers would write stories lampooning the city as people attempted to find it, only to see a small di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 2nd edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 13 to 26 October 1968. Qualification * Romania and Tunisia withdrew and were replaced by Belgium and Bulgaria respectively. Rosters Venues Round robin Final standing Medalists References External linksFinal Standing (1964–2000) {{DEFAULTSORT:Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament O |
Volleyball At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
150px The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the 8th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Barcelona, Spain from 26 July to 9 August 1992. Qualification Pools composition Rosters Venues Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round 11th–12th places 11th place match 9th–10th places 9th place match Final eight Quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals Semifinals 7th place match 5th place match Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing Medalists Awards *Most Valuable Player : Marcelo Negrão *Best Spiker : Marcelo Negrão *Best Blocker : Ruslan Olikhver *Best Server : Ron Zwerver *Best Digger : Scott Fortune *Best Setter : Maurício Lima *Best Receiver : Bob Ctvrtlik Robert Jan "Bob" Ctvrtlik (; born July 8, 1963) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Timmons
Steve Dennis Timmons (born November 29, 1958) is an American former volleyball player who represented the United States at three consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1984, winning gold in 1984 and 1988 plus a bronze in 1992. Steve played volleyball and basketball at Newport Harbor High School. He then attended Orange Coast College (OCC), playing for the OCC Pirates basketball team that won the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) state basketball championship and the Pirates volleyball team that was runner-up in the CCCAA state volleyball championship. Timmons then attended the University of Southern California, playing for the Trojans volleyball team that won the 1980 NCAA men's volleyball tournament. Timmons' Olympic teammate, Karch Kiraly, has also been a teammate on other teams, including the USA team at the 1986 World Championship and the 1986 Goodwill Games, as well as professional teammates with Italian league team Porto Ravenna Volley, where th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dusty Dvorak
Douglas Scott "Dusty" Dvorak (born July 29, 1958 in San Diego, California) is a former volleyball player from the United States, who was a member of the American Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec .... Dvorak was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998. References External linksProfile 1958 births Living people American men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball Volleyball players from San Diego University of Southern California alumni Place of birth missing (living people) USC Trojans men's volleyball players Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics American people of Czech descent Goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The 1985 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 22 November to 1 December 1985 in Japan. The World Cup brought together eight teams. The matches were played in Round Robin. Each team played each other (a total of 7 matches per team). Qualification * Cuba replaced by Argentina. Results Location: Osaka Location: Nagoya Location: Hiroshima Location: Nagoya Location: Tokyo Final standing Awards * Most Valuable Player : Karch Kiraly * Best Spiker : Renan Dal Zotto * Best Blocker : Stefan Christianski * Best Setter : Dusty Dvorak * Best Defender : Aldis Berzins * Best on the pitch : Yaroslav Antonov Yaroslav Viktorovich Antonov (russian: Ярослав Викторович Антонов, born 10 January 1963, 198 cm tall) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1 ... References External links Results FIVB Volleyball Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
The 1986 FIVB Men's World Championship was the eleventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 25 September to 5 October 1986 in France. Qualification Squads Results First round Pool A Location: Montpellier Pool B Location: Tourcoing Pool C Location: Clermont-Ferrand Pool D Location: Orléans Second round The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round. 1st–12th pools =Pool E= Location: Toulouse =Pool F= Location: Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ... 13th–16th places Locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
150px The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 7th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Seoul, South Korea from 17 September to 2 October 1988. Qualification * Cuba withdrew because of the North Korea-led boycott and were replaced by Italy, who won the best-of-three playoff against China. Pools composition Rosters Venues Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round 9th–12th places 9th–12th semifinals 11th place match 9th place match 5th–8th places 5th–8th semifinals 7th place match 5th place match Final four Semifinals Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing Medalists Awards *Most Valuable Player : Karch Kiraly *Best Spiker : Andrea Gardini *Best Blocker : Steve Timmons *Best Server : Ron Zwerver *Best Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the 6th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Long Beach, California, United States from 29 July to 11 August 1984. Qualification * Soviet Union, Cuba, Poland and Bulgaria withdrew because of the Soviet-led boycott and were replaced by China, Tunisia, Italy and South Korea respectively. Pools composition Rosters Venue Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round 9th–10th places 9th place match 5th–8th places 5th–8th semifinals 7th place match 5th place match Final four Semifinals Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing Medalists Awards *Most Valuable Player : Steve Timmons *Best Scorer : Kang Man-soo *Best Spiker : José Montanaro *Best Blocker : Hugo Conte *Best Server : José Montanaro *Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Buck
Craig Werner Buck (born August 24, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is a former volleyball player (position middle blocker) from the United States, who was a member of the American men's national team that won the gold medal at the Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics. He also competed and won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. See also * USA Volleyball References Profile * American men's volleyball players 1958 births Living people Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball Volleyball players from Los Angeles Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics William Howard Taft Charter High School alumni Middle blockers Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Velasco
Pedro "Pete" Velasco Jr. (April 6, 1937 – March 21, 2023) was an American volleyball player who competed with the United States national volleyball team as captain in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and also competed with the national team in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games and a gold medal at the 1967 Pan American Games. He was a setter. Velasco was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on April 6, 1937. He died on March 21, 2023, at the age of 85. Velasco was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts ... in 1997. References External links International Volleyball Hall of Fame ProfileOlympedia Profile: Pedro Velasco {{DEFAULTSORT:Velasco, Pedro 1937 births 2023 deaths Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Rundle
Lawrence Dean "Larry" Rundle (born November 18, 1944) is an American former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Detroit, Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and .... References 1944 births Living people American men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for the United States Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Detroit Volleyball players at the 1967 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games UCLA Bruins men's volleyball players {{US-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
