Ryan Doherty
Ryan Doherty 
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| birthday | 2nd February 1984 |
| place of birth | Toms River, United States |
| size | 2.16 m |
| partner | 2010–2011 various 2012 Casey Patterson 2013 Todd Rogers 2013–2014 Nicholas Lucena 2015–2016 John Mayer 2017 John Hyden 2018 Billy Allen |
| World ranking | Position 74 |
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| 2013 - World Cup participation 2014 - Second FIVB Grand Slam Berlin 2014 - Third FIVB Grand Slam Gstaad 2015 - World Cup participation 2017 - Second FIVB 4-Star Olsztyn 2017 - World Cup participation |
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Ryan Daniel Doherty (born February 2, 1984 in Toms River ) is an American beach volleyball and former baseball player .
Career
Doherty began his baseball career at Toms River East High School. He then studied at the University of Notre Dame and played on the university team as a pitcher . In 2010 Doherty, nicknamed “ Avatar ” because of his extraordinary height , switched to beach volleyball . On the AVP tour he played with changing partners for the first two years. In 2012 he formed a duo with Casey Patterson . A win against Olympic champions Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser attracted particular attention . In 2013 Doherty first played himself with Rogers. The duo started with a second place on the Continental Tour. At the Fuzhou Open and the Grand Slams of the FIVB World Tour in Corrientes and Rome , they each reached 17th place. At the 2013 World Championships in Stare Jabłonki , Rogers / Doherty also landed 17th. From October 2013 to September 2014, Nicholas was Lucena Doherty's partner. Best results from Doherty / Lucena on the 2014 World Tour were a second place at the Grand Slam in Berlin and a third place at the Grand Slam in Gstaad . In 2015 and 2016 he played with John Mayer . In 2017 Doherty formed a team with John Hyden . In 2018 he plays alongside Billy Allen .
Web links
- Profile in the AVP (English)
- Profile at the world association FIVB (English)
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
- Profile at the University of Notre Dame (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ FIVB world rankings (as of July 23, 2018)
- ↑ Larry Hamel: 7-footer Ryan Doherty has become a beach volleyball star. Chicago Sun-Times, July 12, 2012, accessed July 1, 2013 .
- ↑ Steve Karmazin: Diamond in the Rough. (No longer available online.) Volleyball Magazine, October 13, 2012, archived from the original on July 25, 2013 ; accessed on July 1, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Doherty, Ryan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Doherty, Ryan Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American beach volleyball player and former baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd February 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toms River , United States |