Jeff Nygaard

Jeff Nygaard
portrait
birthday	3rd August 1972
place of birth	Madison, Wisconsin, USA
size	2.04 m
Indoor volleyball
position	Middle block
National team
1993-2000	A national team
successes
1994 - 3rd place World Cup in Greece 1996 - 9th place Olympic Games Atlanta 2000 - 11th place Olympic Games Sydney
beach volleyball
partner	2002 Albert Hannemann 2003–2004 Dain Blanton 2005, 2007 Dax Holdren 2006 John Hyden 2008–2010 John Mayer
successes
2003 - AVP Most Valuable Player 2003 - AVP Team of the Year (with Dain Blanton) 2003 - Fifth World Cup 2004 - Participation in the Athens Olympic Games
As of August 25, 2015

Jeff Nygaard (born August 3, 1972 in Madison, Wisconsin ) is a retired American volleyball and beach volleyball player . He took part in the Olympic Games three times .

Career

Jeff Nygaard played for the US national team from 1993 to 2000 . He won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Greece in 1994 and took part in the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 and the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 , where he was eliminated after the preliminary round. He then switched to beach volleyball and has played on the AVP Tour since 2001 . He also played internationally with Dain Blanton in 2003 and 2004. Blanton / Nygaard finished fifth at the 2003 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro . In 2004 they took part in the Olympic Games in Athens , but were eliminated as the bottom of the group after the preliminary round. Nygaard then played successfully on the AVP tour until 2010, u. a. with Dax Holdren , John Hyden and John Mayer .

personal data
SURNAME	Nygaard, Jeff
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American volleyball and beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd August 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH	Madison, Wisconsin , United States