Richard Lloyd "Rich" Duwelius (born November 23, 1954, in

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) is a former

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player from the

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who was a member of the United States national team that won the gold medal at the

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Background

Duwelius began playing volleyball at

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during the 1970s. After graduation from Ohio State, he started working out with the men's national team, whose training facility was in

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. He stayed through the 1984 Olympics, winning a gold medal. He retired from the national team after the Olympics and help coach at

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and the Coast Guard Academy, which is in New London as well. Duwelius is now the head coach of the Ledyard High School girls' volleyball team, in

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Summer Olympics

The competition was held in the

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, in

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from July 29 to August 11, 1984. The United States won in three sets, 15–6, 15–6, 15–7. The medal winners were: * - Gold * - Silver * - Bronze

U.S. men's roster

* Aldis Berzins *

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* Rich Duwelius *

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* Pat Powers *

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* Dave Saunders *

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* Marc Waldie * Head coach:

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* Assistant coach: Bill Neville * Assistant coach: Tony Crabb * Team manager: Mark Miller

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duwelius, Rich 1954 births Living people Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball Place of birth missing (living people) American men's volleyball players People from Benton, Kentucky Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball players

Background

Summer Olympics

U.S. men's roster

See also

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