Robert Douglas "Doug" Partie (born October 21, 1961) is an American former volleyball player who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1][2][3] Four years later in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he won the bronze medal with the national team.[1][4]
| Doug Partie | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | Robert Douglas Partie October 21, 1961 (age 63) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| College / University | University of California, Los Angeles | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Middle blocker | ||
| Number | 5 (1988) 15 (1992) | ||
| National team | |||
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Medal record | |||
Partie helped the United States win the 1985 FIVB World Cup, the 1986 FIVB World Championship, and the 1987 Pan American Games.[1]
College
editPartie played volleyball at UCLA and was a three-time All-American.[1] He helped the Bruins win four straight NCAA Championships from 1981 to 1984.[1] He was selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team in 1982, 1983, and 1984.[5]
Partie was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1997.[6]
Awards
edit- Three-time All-American
- Four-time NCAA Champion — 1981–1984
- Three-time All-Tournament Team — 1982, 1983, 1984
- FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1985
- Goodwill Games silver medal — 1986
- FIVB World Championship gold medal — 1986
- Pan American Games gold medal — 1987
- Olympic gold medal — 1988
- FIVB World Cup bronze medal — 1991
- Olympic bronze medal — 1992
- UCLA Hall of Fame — 1997
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Doug Partie". Olympedia. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ Vecsey, George (October 3, 1988). "Men's Volleyball; U.S. Repeats Gold-Medal Performance". The New York Times. p. C11. Retrieved September 6, 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ Dodds, Tracy (October 2, 1988). "The Seoul Games / Day 16 : U.S. Wins Showdown With Soviets, Takes Home Men's Volleyball Gold". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ Preston, Mike (August 10, 1992). "U.S. Defeats Cuba; Brazil Wins Gold : Men's volleyball: Americans come back after losing first game. In championship match, the Dutch yield 14 consecutive points in third game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 31, 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Doug Partie". UCLA Athletics. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
External links
edit- Douglas Partie at Olympics.com
- Olympedia profile: Doug Partie
- Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame profile
- UCLA Hall of Fame profile
- Volleybox.net profile
- Douglas Partie at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Douglas Partie at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)