David Cameron Lee (born March 8, 1982) is an American

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player, currently working as the head coach for Indian Club, Bengaluru Torpedoes. As a member of the

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, he is an Olympic Champion at the 2008 Summer Olympics, an Olympic bronze medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a three-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016). He is also a two-time NORCECA Champion ( 2007,

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), a gold medalist at the 2015 World Cup, and a gold medalist of the World League (

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Early life

Lee was born in

Alpine, California Alpine is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Cuyamaca Mountains of San Diego County, California. Alpine had a population of 14,696 at the 2020 census, up from 14,236 at the 2010 census. The town is largely surrounded by the Cleveland Nation ...

. He attended Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, California, where he graduated in 2000.Evans, B. J
David Lee making a name for himself
''USA Volleyball'' (June 8, 2008). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.

College

As a junior at Long Beach State in 2003, he was named to the All-

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(MPSF) second team and led the conference with a .483 hitting percentage. As a senior in 2004, he was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First Team All-American. He helped Long Beach State to the 2004 NCAA championship match, where they lost to

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in the longest championship match in NCAA men's volleyball history. Long Beach State held two championship points, but did not convert and lost 3-2, 19-17 in the fifth game.Reynolds, Jeff; Kauffman, Bill
BYU wins National Championship
BYU Athletic Department (May 8, 2004). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.

International

Professional

Lee has played professionally in

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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

and

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. He has won national championships in Indonesia and Greece. For the 2015-16 season, he was playing for

P.A.O.K. V.C. P.A.O.K. Volleyball Club or PAOK Volley, is a Greek volleyball club based in Thessaloniki and part of the major multi-sport club P.A.O.K., PAOK. The department was founded in 1933 and refounded in 1948 after the Axis occupation. Their home groun ...

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...

U.S. national team

Lee joined the U.S. national team in 2005. He became a part-time starter in 2007, splitting time with Tom Hoff and finishing the season second on the team in blocks. Lee was the team's second-leading blocker and third overall at the 2007 World Cup, where the U.S. finished fourth.

Olympics

Lee made his Olympic debut with the U.S. national team in

in Beijing, China, helping Team USA win the gold medal. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and finished in 5th place with the U.S. team. He went on to compete at his third Olympics in

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in Rio, and won the bronze medal with his U.S. teammates.

Awards

Clubs

* 2011-12 CEV Men's Cup – Simple cup icon

Champion, with

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

* 2015-16 Greek Volleyball League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with

* 2017-18 Liga de Voleibol Argentina – Simple cup icon

Champion, with UPCN Vóley

National team

Senior team

* 2005 America's Cup, Gold medal * 2005 NORCECA Championship, Gold medal * 2007 FIVB World League, Bronze medal * 2007 NORCECA Championship, Gold medal * 2008 FIVB World League, Gold medal * 2008 Summer Olympics, Gold medal * 2009 NORCECA Championship, Silver medal * 2011 NORCECA Championship, Silver medal * 2013 NORCECA Championship, Gold medal * 2015

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* 2015 FIVB World Cup * 2016

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Individual

* '' 2011 NORCECA Volleyball Championship "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2014 World League "Best Middle Blocker"''

References

External links

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