David Beard (born 23 October 1973) is an Australian

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 ...

player, who twice competed for the Men's National Team at the Summer Olympics: Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. Born in

Albany, Western Australia Albany ( ; nys, Kinjarling) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour, which is a ...

, Beard started his volleyball career at Monbulk College in 1983. Beard played as a passer or power hitter. He was the captain of the national squad for several years and competed professionally in

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and

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1973 births Living people Australian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Australia Sportspeople from Albany, Western Australia Sport in Albany, Western Australia {{Australia-volleyball-bio-stub