Robert Douglas "Doug" Partie (born October 21, 1961 in

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) is a former American

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player, who was a member of the

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that won the gold medal at the

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. Four years later in Barcelona, Spain he claimed the bronze medal with the men's national team. He was a middle blocker.

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