Robert Ctvrtlik
| Robert "Bob" Ctvrtlik | |
| portrait | |
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| Date of birth | July 8, 1963 |
| place of birth | Long Beach, California, USA |
| size | 1.93 m |
| position | External attack / adoption |
| societies | |
| 1980-1985 1989-1992 1992-1993 1996-1997 |
Pepperdine University Mediolanum Milan Aquater Brescia Cosmogas Forlì |
| National team | |
| 1985-1996 | A national team |
| successes | |
| 1985 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 1992 1996 |
NCAA Champion World Cup Winner World Champion Winner Pan American Games Olympic Champion Club World Champion Olympic Bronze Olympic Ninth |
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As of November 19, 2018 |
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Robert Jan "Bob" Ctvrtlik (born July 8, 1963 in Long Beach , California ) is a former American volleyball player and Olympic champion.
Career
Ctvrtlik played from 1980 to 1985 in his Californian homeland at Pepperdine University . Here he won the 1985 national championship of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Then the outside attacker played in the US national team . He won the World Cup in Japan in 1985 , was world champion in France in 1986 and in 1987 he won the Pan American Games in Indianapolis . In 1988 he won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Seoul . In the following years Ctvrtlik also played in the Italian professional league and won the Club World Cup in 1990 with Mediolanum Milan . At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona he won the bronze medal. At the end of his career Ctvrtlik took part in the Olympic Games for the third time , but was eliminated in Atlanta after the preliminary round.
In the 1990s Ctvrtlik was also active in beach volleyball and played nationally in 4-on-4 tournaments and on the AVP tour . After his playing career, he was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1996 to 2008 .
In 2007 Bob Ctvrtlik was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Private
Ctvrtlik lives in Newport Beach , California . He is married and has three sons.
Web links
- Robert Ctvrtlik in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at the Italian Volleyball League (Italian)
- Profile at TeamUSA (English)
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
- Profile at marriedbiography.com (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ctvrtlik, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ctvrtlik, Robert Jan (full name); Ctvrtlik, Bob (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American volleyball player and Olympic champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Long Beach , California |