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1976 Japanese beat Russian for Olympic gold in woman's volleyball

1975 Kristin Folkl, born in St. Louis, Missouri, volleyball outside hitter

1974 Mike Allen Lambert, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics

1973 Josee Corbeil, Pointe-Claire Quebec, volleyball player 1996 Olympics

1973 Chip McCaw, born in Chicago, Illinois, volleyball setter 1996 Olympics

1972 John Hyden, Tustin California, volleyball outside hitter alternate for 1996 Olympics

1972 Danielle Scott, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics

1972 Jeff Nygaard, born in Madison, Wisconsin, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics

1972 Ethan Watts, Philadelphia, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics

1972 Lloy Ball, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, volleyball setter 1996 Olympics

1972 Salima Davidson, Pittsburgh Penn, volleyball setter 1996 Olympics

1971 Stephanie Thater, born in Kirkwood, Missouri, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics

1971 Lori Ann Mundt, Yorkto,n Saskatchawan, volleyball player 1996 Olympics

1971 Tom Sorensen, born in Racine, Wisconsin, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics

1971 Janis Kelly, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, volleyball player 1996 Olympics

1971 Bev Oden, born in Millington, Tennessee, volleyball middle blocker, 1996 Olympics

1971 James Hammerstrand, born in LaMesa California, volleyball middle blocker, 1996 Olympics

1970 Natalie Williams, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball outside hitter 1996 Olympics

1970 Chris Underwood, born in Los Angeles, California, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics

1970 Kristin Klein, born in Santa Monica, California, volleyball outside hitter 1996 Olympics

1970 Elaine Youngs, Orange California, volleyball outside hitter 1996 Olympics

1970 Dan Landry, born in San Diego, California, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics

1970 Gabrielle Reece, Trinidad, volleyball star/model, Extremists

1969 Bryan Ivie, Torrance California, volleyball middle blocker, Bronze Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics

1969 Dexter Rogers, St. Petersburg, Florida, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics

1969 Reid Hayston Hamilton, born in New Zealand, beach volleyball player 1996 Olympics

1969 Yoko Zetterlund, born in San Francisco, California, volleyball setter, Olympics bronze 1992, 1996

1969 Kahryn Tough, Calgary Alberta, volleyball 1996 Olympics

1968 Tara Cross-Battle, born in Houston, Texas, volleyball hitter, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics

1968 Teee Williams, born in Los Angeles, California, volleyball outside hitter, Olympics bronze 1992, 1996

1967 Katie Henderson, born in Santa Monica, California, WPVA volleyball, U.S. Open-25th-1993

1967 Brett Winslow, born in Santa Barbara, California, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics

1967 Carlos Briceno, born in Fountain Valley, California, beach volleyball, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics

1967 Margo Malowney, born in Saint John, New Brunswick, volleyball player 1996 Olympics

1967 Lori Endicott, born in Kansas City, Missouri, volleyball setter, Olympics-bronze-92, 96

1967 Elaina Oden, born in Orange California, volleyball middle blocker, Olympics bronze-92, 96

1966 Glenn Donald Hamilton, New Zealand, beach volleyball player 1996 Olympics

1965 Marc Dunn, Kingston Ontario, volleyball player 1996 Olympics

1965 Caren Kemner, born in Quincy, Illinois, volleyball outside hitter, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics

1965 Tammy Liley, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball mid blocker/captain, Olympics b-1992, 1996

1964 Japanese beat Russian for 1st Olympic Gold in woman's volleyball

1964 Erminia Russo, Kelowna BC, volleyball player 1996 Olympics

1964 Kim Oden, U.S. Olympic volleyball player, NCAA Play of Decade-80s

1964 Alison Johnson, born in Tustin, California, WPVA volleyball player, U.S. Open-4th-1993

1963 Ed Drakich, Windsor Ontario, volleyball player 1996 Olympics

1963 Bob Ctvrtlik, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball outsider, Gold Meda 1988 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics

1962 Diane Ratnik, born in Toronto, Ontario, volleyball setter, Olympics-8-92, 96

1961 Karolyn Kirby, U.S. beach volleyball player, Goodwill-gold-94

1960 Jeff Stork, born in Longview, Washington, volleyball setter, Olympics-G-88,B-92, 96

1958 Debbie Green, born in South Korea, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver

1957 Rita Crockett, born in San Antonio, Texas, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver

1957 Scott Ayakatubby, beach volleyball champ

1957 Sue Woodstra, Colton California, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver

1954 Flo Hyman, born in Inglewood, California, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver

1954 Ludmila Borozna, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1947 Oleg Antropov, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1944 Inna Ryskai, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76

1943 Edward Skorek, Poland, volleyball player 1976 Olympics gold

1938 Ludmil Buldakova, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1937 Yuriy Poyarkov, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1972 Olympics

1931 Bohumil Golian, born in Czechoslovakia, volleyball player, Olympic-bronze-1968

1895 Volleyball invented by W. G. Morgan in Massachusetts

1889 A Provost Idell, father of modern volleyball


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