Bryan Ivie

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Bryan Ivie
Personal information
Full nameBryan Eric Ivie
NationalityAmerican
Born (1969-05-05) May 5, 1969 (age 54)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight216 lb (98 kg)
College / UniversityUniversity of Southern California
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number5 (national team)
National team
1989–1996 United States
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Indoor
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Greece Indoor
FIVB World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Japan
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Indoor

Bryan Eric Ivie (born May 5, 1969, in Torrance, California) is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. Ivie was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2] He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[3] He was a middle blocker.[4]

Ivie became the team captain of the national team in 1993.[4] He was named Male Volleyball Athlete of the Year in 1992 and 1993 by the United States Olympic Committee.[4]

High school[edit]

Ivie graduated from Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California in 1987.[4] He started playing volleyball as a junior in high school.[4]

College[edit]

Ivie played volleyball at the University of Southern California, where he led the Trojans to NCAA Championship titles in 1988 and 1990.[4] In 1990, he was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship tournament.[5] He had a total of 2,380 kills with the Trojans.[4] He was twice selected as an All-American and National Player of the Year.[4]

Beach volleyball[edit]

From 1993 to 2000, Ivie played professional beach volleyball and won $74,000 in prizes.[6]

Awards[edit]

  • Two-time All-American
  • Two-time NCAA National Player of the Year
  • Two-time NCAA Champion 1988, 1990
  • NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player 1990
  • FIVB World Cup bronze medal 1991
  • Olympic bronze medal 1992
  • Two-time USOC Male Volleyball Athlete of the Year 1992, 1993
  • FIVB World Championship bronze medal 1994
  • Pan American Games silver medal 1995

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tafur, Vittorio (July 9, 1992). "They're Bound for Barcelona in Search of the Gold : Olympics: Ivie, Samuelson and Greenbaum got their start on area high school teams. Now they have a chance to rule the volleyball world". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 29, 2023. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Preston, Mike (August 10, 1992). "U.S. Defeats Cuba; Brazil Wins Gold : Men's volleyball: Americans come back after losing first game. In championship match, the Dutch yield 14 consecutive points in third game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 31, 2023. (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Bryan Ivie". Olympedia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bryan Ivie". Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Bryan Ivie". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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