Patrick Robert Powers (born February 13, 1958, in

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) is a former

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player from the

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. Powers 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 secon ...

. Powers, who prepped at

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, transferred to the

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after helping Santa Monica College win the 1977 state J.C. title. He lettered three years at USC (1978–80) as the Trojans won the 1980 NCAA title and were runners-up in 1979. He was a two-time All-American first teamer and NCAA All-Tournament team member (1979–80). Powers is only one of three players in the world who has won an Indoor (1986) and Beach (1987) World Championship Achievements
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1978 - Pac-Rim Championship
1980 - NCAA Champion
1984 - Olympic Gold Medalist
1985 - World Cup Gold Medalist
1986 - World Championship Gold Medalist
1987 - World Beach Volleyball Championship

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1958 births Living people Powers, Pat (volleyball) Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball Volleyball players from Los Angeles Place of birth missing (living people) USC Trojans men's volleyball players Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub

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