Carolyn Marie Becker (born November 8, 1958) is an American former volleyball player who played on the United States women's national volleyball team and won a silver medal in 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 secon ...

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

. Becker also helped the United States win the silver medal in the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., ''Anabolic Steroids and the ...

College

Becker played college volleyball with the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

Trojans.

Awards

* FIVB World Championship bronze medal 1982 * Pan American Games silver medal 1983 * Olympic silver medal 1984

Personal life

Becker's brother,

Nick Becker Nick Adrian Becker (born July 30, 1968, in Fullerton, California) is an American former volleyball player who played with the United States national volleyball team and won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He was ...

, played volleyball for the

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 birth ...

and won a bronze medal in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

References

External links

Carolyn Becker at Olympics.com

Olympedia profile: Carolyn Becker

Volleybox.net Profile

(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Becker, Carolyn 1958 births Living people American women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in volleyball USC Trojans women's volleyball players Sportspeople from Lynwood, California Volleyball players at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in volleyball