Randy Stoklos

Randy Stoklos
portrait
birthday	December 13, 1960
place of birth	Pacific Palisades, California, USA
size	1.91 m
partner	1982-1993 Sinjin Smith 1994-1995 Adam Johnson
successes
1989/90 - FIVB Tour Champion 1990/91 - FIVB Tour Champion 1991/92 - FIVB Tour Champion 1992/93 - FIVB Tour Champion
(As of September 8, 2011)

Randy Stoklos (born December 13, 1960 in Pacific Palisades , California ) is a retired American volleyball and beach volleyball player .

Randy Stoklos began playing beach volleyball in 1974 on Muscle Beach in Venice , California , alongside Joe Gold. From 1979 to 1980 he was also a member of the USA national indoor team . Randy Stoklos celebrated the first tournament victory of his career in 1981 together with Jim Menges at the Manhattan Beach Open. With his partner Sinjin Smith , he dominated the sport of beach volleyball from 1982 to 1993, where he was 1982 and 1988 (unofficial) world champion and 1990 American champion. He was also named Most Valuable Player on the AVP Tour in 1988, 1989 and 1990 . The overall victories of the first four FIVB World Tours in 1989/90 , 1990/91 , 1991/92 and 1992/93 also went to Smith / Stoklos. After an eleven year partnership with Sinjin Smith, Randy Stoklos formed a team with longtime friend Brian Lewis in 1993, with whom he won the Chicago Open. In 1994 and 1995 he won five other tournaments alongside Adam Johnson . After two more years with various partners, Randy Stoklos ended his active career in 1997.

In 2008 Randy Stoklos was inducted into the "Volleyball Hall of Fame".

Web links

• Entry at Volleyball Worldwide
• Randy Stoklos on FIVB Player's Database
• Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)

Individual evidence

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