Rudolph "Rudy" Suwara (born November 19, 1941) is an American former

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player who competed with the

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in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

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. Suwara won a gold medal with the national team at the

1967 Pan American Games The 1967 Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967. Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the 1963 Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago ...

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Coaching

Suwara coached the

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(UCSB) women's team from 1971 to 1974. In 1974, UCSB won the USVBA Collegiate and Open Division National Championships. Suwara then coached the

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(SDSU) women's team from 1976 to 1991, compiling a record of 431–204–3. In 2012, Suwara was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame.

References

External links

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Olympedia Profile: Rudy Suwara

Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile
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Volleybox.net Profile

From Bronx to the Beach
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suwara, Rudy 1941 births Living people American men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for the United States Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from New York City American sportspeople of Japanese descent UC Santa Barbara Gauchos coaches Volleyball players at the 1967 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 1971 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in volleyball Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in volleyball