Thomas John "Tom" Hoff (born June 9, 1973) is a retired

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player. He was a middle blocker and has been with the U.S. national team from 1996 until 2009. He is a three-time Olympian in volleyball

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and

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. Playing with

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he won the silver medal at the

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and at the

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, and was awarded "Best Spiker".

Personal life

Hoff was born in

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to Margaret and Richard Hoff. He has an older brother Rich and an older sister Jennifer. He is married to Sandy Mora and has five daughters. Hoff attended

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, where he graduated in 1991. In addition to indoor volleyball, Hoff also played on the Bud Light Pro

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tour.

Education

Hoff earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Ohio State

Hoff spent his first two years at

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, where he was a two-year starter for the Buckeyes. As a sophomore in 1993, he was a First-Team All-

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(MIVA). He guided the Buckeyes to the MIVA conference title and a 28-10 overall record. His 490 kills rank third all-time in Buckeye history. Hoff was also an AVCA Second Team All American.

Long Beach State

After transferring to

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in 1994, he sat out due to transfer rules and was

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. In 1995, Hoff was an AVCA First-Team All-American for the 49ers (now known as The Beach) as he notched 751 kills, 176 blocks and a .357 hitting percentage. He set a national record for most matches with 20 or more kills (25) and 10 or more blocks (nine). In 1996, he repeated as a First-Team All-American as he helped the team finish 21-6 and 15-4 (second) in the

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and had season totals of 479 kills, 134 blocks and a .389 attack percentage. In the Long Beach State men's volleyball record books, Hoff ranked no. 5 in career kills (1,230), no. 2 in kills per game (6.54), no. 4 in hitting percentage (.369) and no. 2 in blocks per game (1.65).

Clubs

(2001–2003, 2004–2006) * VC Lokomotiv-Belogorie (2006–2007) *

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(2007–2008) *

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(2008–2009)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2005–06 CEV Champions League "Best Spiker"'' *'' 2002 Greek Cup "Most Valuable Player''

National team

Senior team

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, Gold medal * 2008 FIVB World League, Gold medal *

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, Gold medal * 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup, Silver medal * 2005 America's Cup, Gold medal

Clubs

* 2009

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Champion, with

* 2009

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Champion, with

Runner-up, with

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Runner-up, with

* 2006

Champion, with

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoff, Tom 1973 births Living people American men's volleyball players Olympiacos S.C. players Iraklis V.C. players Sportspeople from Chicago Sportspeople from Park Ridge, Illinois Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball players Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Aris V.C. players Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Middle blockers