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Dusty Dvorak

Dusty Dvorak

American volleyball player

Douglas Scott "Dusty" Dvorak (born July 29, 1958, in San Diego, California) is a former volleyball player from the United States. Dvorak was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1] He is regarded as one of the greatest setters of all time.[1][2]

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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.[3] He also helped the United States to the gold medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in France.[2] Along with the 1984 Olympic gold, this set of victories earned his team the "triple crown".[2]

Dvorak was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998.[1]

College

Dvorak played volleyball at the University of Southern California (USC), helping the Trojans win NCAA Championships in 1977 and 1980.[1] In 1980, he was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship tournament.[4] He was an All-American all four years at USC.[1]

Beach volleyball

Between 1978 and 1988, Dvorak would occasionally play professional beach volleyball, and once partnered with legendary beach volleyball player Sinjin Smith.[5]

Awards

  • Four-time All-American
  • Two-time NCAA Champion 1977, 1980
  • NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player 1980
  • Olympic gold medal 1984
  • FIVB World Cup gold medal 1985
  • FIVB World Cup best setter 1985
  • Goodwill Games silver medal 1986
  • FIVB World Championship gold medal 1986
  • International Volleyball Hall of Fame 1998

References

  1. [1]
    "Dusty Dvorak". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. 2005. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Dusty Dvorak". Olympedia. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. [3]
    Krastev, Todor. "Men Volleyball V World Cup 1985 Japan - 22-01.12 Winner United States (1st)". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Dusty Dvorak". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
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