Douglas Partie Explained

Doug Partie
Birth Name:Robert Douglas Partie
Birth Place:Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Height:198 cm
College:University of California, Los Angeles
Position:Middle blocker
Teamnumber:5 (1988)
15 (1992)
Nationalyears:1985–1992
Medaltemplates-Title:Medal record

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.[4]

Partie helped the United States win the 1985 FIVB World Cup, the 1986 FIVB World Championship, and the 1987 Pan American Games.

College

Partie played volleyball at UCLA and was a three-time All-American. He helped the Bruins win four straight NCAA Championships from 1981 to 1984. 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doug Partie . Olympedia . August 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728065548/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53309 . July 28, 2023 . live .
  2. News: Men's Volleyball; U.S. Repeats Gold-Medal Performance . October 3, 1988 . Vecsey . George . C11 . . September 6, 2024 .
  3. News: The Seoul Games / Day 16 : U.S. Wins Showdown With Soviets, Takes Home Men’s Volleyball Gold . Dodds . Tracy . . October 2, 1988 . September 25, 2024 .
  4. News: 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. . Preston . Mike . August 10, 1992 . Los Angeles Times . July 31, 2023 .
  5. Web site: Volleyball . . September 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920204731/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_volleyball_champs_records/2005/2005.pdf . September 20, 2020 . live .
  6. Web site: Doug Partie . UCLA Athletics . August 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411222528/https://uclabruins.com/honors/hall-of-fame/doug-partie/216 . April 11, 2023 . live .

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