Gabriel "Gabe" Bryan Gardner (born March 18, 1976) is an American professional volleyball player. He is a two-time Olympian, having played at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics with the U.S. national team.
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| Born | Gabriel Bryan Gardner March 18, 1976 (age 48) San Diego, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of Southern California, Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gardner graduated from San Clemente High School, where he went on to the University of Southern California, playing for the USC Trojans volleyball team in 1996–97. He then transferred to Stanford University, where due to NCAA transfer rules he sat out the 1998 season before playing for the Cardinal in 1999. Gardner also played water polo as a goalie in addition to being an accomplished volleyball player at the high school level.[1][2] He is married to Olympic bronze medalist Lauren McFall Gardner, who was the team captain of the 2004 Olympic synchronized swimming team.
References
edit- ^ USC Olympians: 1904-2008 Archived 2018-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, accessed August 26, 2008.
- ^ "Gabe Gardner :: Summer Olympics 2008 Here I come!". Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2008., GabeGardner.com, accessed August 26, 2008.