Carolyn Marie Becker (born November 8, 1958) is an American former volleyball player who played on the United States women's national volleyball team and won a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1][2] While representing the United States, Becker also won a bronze medal in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and a silver medal in the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas.[1][3]
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| Full name | Carolyn Marie Becker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 8, 1958 (age 66) Lynwood, California, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of Southern California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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College
editBecker played college volleyball with the University of Southern California Trojans.[1]
Awards
edit- FIVB World Championship bronze medal — 1982
- Pan American Games silver medal — 1983
- Olympic silver medal — 1984
References
edit- ^ a b c "Carolyn Becker". Olympedia. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ Crowe, Jerry (July 28, 1985). "Members of U.S. Women's Volleyball Team Virtually Dedicated Their Lives to Winning a Gold Medal; Instead, They Had to Settle for a Silver Medal, but in Looking Back on the Experience . . . : They'd Do It Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 26, 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ "Carolyn Becker". Volleybox.net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.