Tayyiba Mumtaz Haneef-Park (born March 23, 1979) is a retired

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player. She played at the

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, where the team finished in 5th place. Haneef-Park also competed in the

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, where she won a silver medal with team USA. After her pregnancy in 2010, she returned to Team USA to repeat their silver medal performance at the

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. Both times USA lost to Brazil. She is currently the Director of Basketball Administration for the UC Irvine Women's basketball team.

High school and personal life

Haneef-Park was born in

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, to Mobarik and Patricia Haneef. She grew up in

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, and attended

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from 1993–1997 where she led the Hawks to the 1997 DII title and was named the California Athlete of the Year and was the Pacific Coast MVP. She also participated in

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, winning the

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in the

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in 1997. Her name, Tayyiba, is

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. Her father's family is

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, but she is not. Her cousin,

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, is a former WNBA player currently playing basketball in Italy. Haneef-Park, who married U.S. Air Force pilot Anthony Park in May 2007, announced her pregnancy on August 21, 2009, through

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. The baby was due in March 2010. She resumed training with the U.S. national team in the summer of 2010. In 2009, Haneef-Park joined Jennifer Joines Tamas appearing on '' Dr. Phil'' discussing their exceptional height. Haneef-Park is the third tallest Olympic volleyball player, marginally behind two Russian players.

College highlights

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she was named to the

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(AVCA) All-America first team in 2001 after leading LBSU in kills per game (5.03) as a senior. She guided the 49'ers to a 33–1 record and a runner-up finish at the 2001

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. She was a three-time All-

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first-team selection. As a senior in 2001, she posted a hitting percentage of 0.406 and also averaged 2.31 digs and 0.73 blocks per game as a senior. She was also a three-time All-American high jumper at LBSU, and she competed at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, finishing 10th with a jump of 5–10 ¾. Haneef-Park was inducted into the 49er Athletic Hall of Fame at Long Beach State on November 19, 2008.

Recent international competition

* 2012 **

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(silver medal) * 2011 ** FIVB World Cup (silver medal) * 2008 **

(silver medal) **

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(fourth place) *2007 **Pan American Games (bronze medal) **

(eighth place) **NORCECA Championship (silver medal) **FIVB World Cup (bronze medal) *2006 **Pan American Cup (fourth place) **

(seventh place) **World Championships (ninth place)

Individual awards

* '' 2007 Pan-American Games "Best Server"'' * '' 2005 NORCECA Championship "Best Scorer"''

References

External links

FIVB biography
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haneef-Park, Tayyiba 1979 births Living people American women's volleyball players Eczacıbaşı volleyball players Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball players Olympic silver medalists for the United States in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Takefuji Bamboo players Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Track and field athletes from California Sportspeople from Orange County, California People from Laguna Hills, California Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Opposite hitters Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Japan Expatriate volleyball players in Russia Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Azerbaijan American expatriate sportspeople in Italy American expatriate sportspeople in Japan American expatriate sportspeople in Russia American expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games