Troy Tanner
| Troy Tanner | |
|---|---|
| portrait | |
| birthday | October 31, 1963 |
| place of birth | Hacienda Heights, USA |
| size | 1.93 m |
| Indoor volleyball | |
| societies | |
| 1990-1991 1992 1994 |
Lazio Rome HAOK Mladost Zagreb Osaka Blazers Sakai |
| National team | |
| 1988-1989 | A national team |
| successes | |
| 1988 - Olympic champion | |
| beach volleyball | |
| partner | 1989 Adam Johnson 1992 John Hanley 1992–1993 Scott Friederichsen 1992–1994 Dan Vrebalovich 1993, 1995, 1998 Eric Wurts 1994–1996 Wes Welch 1996–1997 Ian Clark 1996–1998 Robert Heidger 1997 Randy Stoklos |
| successes | |
| 1993 - Third FIVB Open Enoshima 1997 - Third AVP Grand Slam Hermosa Beach 1997 - Second AVP Grand Slam Chicago 1997 - Fifth in the World Championship |
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| As of November 20, 2018 | |
Troy Richard Tanner (born October 31, 1963 in Hacienda Heights , California ) is a retired American volleyball and beach volleyball player and Olympic champion .
Career indoor volleyball
Tanner began playing volleyball at Pepperdine University, California . The outside attacker then played in the US national team , with which he won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 . In the following years Tanner played for professional teams in Rome , Zagreb and Osaka .
Career beach volleyball
From 1989 to 1998 Tanner played beach volleyball successfully on the AVP Tour and the FIVB World Tour . Highlights here were third place at the FIVB Open in Enoshima in 1993 alongside Dan Vrebalovich , third and second place at the AVP Grand Slams in Hermosa Beach and in Chicago with Randy Stoklos, and fifth place at the 1997 World Championships in Los Angeles together with Ian Clark . As coach, Tanner led Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor to world championship titles in 2007 and Olympic gold medal in 2008.
Private
Tanner lives in Irvine , California , where he runs a volleyball club. He is married and has two sons and a daughter.
Web links
- Profile when Tstreet Volleyball Club (English)
- Troy Tanner in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at the world association FIVB (English)
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tanner, Troy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tanner, Troy Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American volleyball and beach volleyball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hacienda Heights , United States |