Sinjin Smith
Sinjin Smith 
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| birthday | May 7, 1957 |
| place of birth | Los Angeles (California), USA |
| size | 1.91 m |
| partner | 1979–1981 Karch Kiraly 1981–1993 Randy Stoklos 1995–2001 Carl Henkel |
| successes | |
| 1989/90 - FIVB Tour Champion 1990/91 - FIVB Tour Champion 1991/92 - FIVB Tour Champion 1992/93 - FIVB Tour Champion 1996 - 5th place at the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1999 - 7th place at the World Championships in Marseille |
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| (As of September 8, 2011) | |
Christopher St. John ("Sinjin") Smith (born May 7, 1957 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American volleyball player . He is considered a co-founder of the modern beach volleyball game . Sinjin Smith dominated beach volleyball with his partner Randy Stoklos from 1981 to 1993. 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. On the AVP tour, Sinjin Smith was voted "best defender" from 1990 to 1992. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta he reached fifth place with Carl Henkel .
In 2003 Sinjin Smith was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Web links
- Entry at Volleyball Worldwide
- Sinjin Smith on FIVB Player's Database
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from May 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) 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 | Smith, Sinjin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, Christopher St. John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American volleyball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |