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Volleyball Hall Of Fame
The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan at the local YMCA. History In 1971, the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce established a committee to campaign for the founding of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts. By 1977, the city of Holyoke installed signs declaring the location as the "Home of the Volleyball Hall of Fame". However, the advertised attraction was merely a small display case of memorabilia that alternated between being hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Wistariahurst Museum. * * In 1978, the committee incorporated as Holyoke Volleyball Hall of Fame, The Volleyball Hall of Fame aims to preserve and promote the history, culture, and values ovolleyballwhile honoring the outstanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Volleyball At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 2nd edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Mexico City, Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ... from 13 to 26 October 1968. Qualification * Romania and Tunisia withdrew and were replaced by Belgium and Bulgaria respectively. Rosters Venues Round robin Final standing Medalists References External linksFinal Standing (1964–2000) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Volleyball At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
image:Olympic pictogram Volleyball.png, 150px The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the 8th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee, IOC. It was held in Barcelona, Spain from 26 July to 9 August 1992. Qualification Pools composition Rosters Venues Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- Final round 11th–12th places 11th place match 9th–10th places 9th place match Final eight Quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals Semifinals 7th place match 5th place match Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing Medalists Awards *Most valuable player *: Marcelo Negrão *Best spiker *: Marcelo Negrão *Best blocker *: Ruslan Olikhver *Best server *: Ron Zwerver *Best digger *: Scott Fortune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Steve Timmons
Steve Dennis Timmons (born November 29, 1958) is an American former volleyball player who represented the United States at three consecutive Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in 1984 and 1988, and a bronze medal in 1992. He was named the MVP of the 1984 Olympics by the International Volleyball Federation. He was a pioneer of back row hitting. Timmons was teammates with Karch Kiraly on the national team at the 1985 FIVB World Cup, the 1986 FIVB World Championship, and the 1987 Pan American Games, winning gold medals in each of these events. Timmons was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998. High school Timmons played volleyball and basketball at Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, California. He started to play volleyball in his junior year. College Timmons attended Orange Coast College (OCC), playing for the Pirates basketball team that won the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) state championship, and the Pir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dusty Dvorak
Douglas Scott "Dusty" Dvorak (born July 29, 1958) is an American former volleyball player. He was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He is regarded as one of the greatest setters of all time. Dvorak helped the United States national team win the gold medal at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan, where he was selected as the best setter. He also helped the United States to the gold medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in France. Along with the 1984 Olympic gold, this set of victories earned his team the "triple crown". Dvorak was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998. High school Dvorak played volleyball at Laguna Beach High School, where he was named the Southern Section player of the year in 1976. College Dvorak played volleyball at the University of Southern California (USC), helping the Trojans win NCAA Championships in 1977 and 1980. In 1980, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1985 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The 1985 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup, FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 22 November to 1 December 1985 in Japan. The World Cup brought together eight teams. The matches were played in Round Robin. Each team played each other (a total of 7 matches per team). Qualification * Cuba replaced by Argentina. Results Location: Osaka Location: Nagoya Location: Hiroshima Location: Nagoya Location: Tokyo Final standing Awards * Most valuable player *: Karch Kiraly * Best spiker *: Renan Dal Zotto * Best blocker *: Stefan Christianski * Best setter *: Dusty Dvorak * Best defender *: Aldis Berzins * Best on the pitch *: Yaroslav Antonov References External links Results FIVB Men's Volleyball World Cup 1985 in volleyball, Men's World Cup Volleyball in Japan {{Volleyball-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1986 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
The 1986 FIVB Men's World Championship was the eleventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 25 September to 5 October 1986 in France. Qualification Squads Results First round Pool A Location: Montpellier Pool B Location: Tourcoing Pool C Location: Clermont-Ferrand Pool D Location: Orléans Second round The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round. 1st–12th pools =Pool E= Location: Toulouse =Pool F= Location: Nantes 13th–16th places Location: Évreux Évreux () is a commune in and the capital of the department of Eure, in the French region of Normandy. History Antiquity In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century AD, was named '' Mediolanum Aulercorum'', "the central town ... Final round 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Volleyball At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
image:Olympic pictogram Volleyball.png, 150px The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 7th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee, IOC. It was held in Seoul, South Korea from 17 September to 2 October 1988. Qualification * Cuba withdrew because of the 1988 Summer Olympics#1988 Summer Olympics boycott, North Korea-led boycott and were replaced by Italy, who won the best-of-three playoff against China. Pools composition Rosters Venues Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final round 9th–12th places 9th–12th semifinals 11th place match 9th place match 5th–8th places 5th–8th semifinals 7th place match 5th place match Final four Semifinals Bronze medal match Gold medal match Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Volleyball At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since 1964 Summer Olympics, Tokyo 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball. Basic play The Volleyball rules, complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Craig Buck
Craig Werner Buck (born August 24, 1958) is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympic gold medalist. He was a member of the United States national team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Buck also helped the United States to gold medals at the 1985 FIVB World Cup and the 1986 FIVB World Championship, which, following the 1984 Olympic gold, constituted a "triple crown". Buck is widely regarded as one of the best middle blockers of all time. He was also a very effective hitter. In 1990, the United States Olympic Committee selected him as their volleyball player of the year. Buck was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998. High school Buck played volleyball at William Howard Taft Charter High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, where he was selected as an All-City player in 1975 and 1976. College Buck was an All-American at Pepperdine University in 1980 and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pedro Velasco
Pedro "Pete" Velasco Jr. (April 6, 1937 – March 21, 2023) was an American volleyball player who competed with the United States national volleyball team as captain in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and also competed with the national team in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He won a silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games and a gold medal at the 1967 Pan American Games. He was a setter. Velasco was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1997. Personal life and death Velasco was born in Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ..., on April 6, 1937. He died at his home in Pāhoa, Hawaii on March 21, 2023, at the age of 85. References External links International Volleyball Hall of Fame profileOlympedia profile: Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Larry Rundle
Lawrence Dean "Larry" Rundle (born November 18, 1944) is an American former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Detroit, Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, .... References 1944 births Living people American men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for the United States Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Detroit Volleyball players at the 1967 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in volleyball UCLA Bruins men's volleyball players International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductees 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
