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Bryan Ivie

Bryan Ivie
Personal information
Full nameBryan Eric Ivie
NicknamePoison
Born (1969-05-05) May 5, 1969 (age 55)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight216 lb (98 kg)
College / UniversityUniversity of Southern California
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number5 (national team)
National team
1989–1996 United States

Bryan Eric Ivie (born May 5, 1969) is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. Ivie was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1][2][3] He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[4] He was a middle blocker.[5]

Ivie became the team captain of the national team in 1993.[5] He was named Male Volleyball Athlete of the Year in 1992 and 1993 by the United States Olympic Committee.[5]

Early life

Ivie graduated from Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California in 1987.[5] He started playing volleyball as a junior in high school.[5]

College

Ivie played volleyball at the University of Southern California, where he led the Trojans to NCAA Championship titles in 1988 and 1990.[5][6] In 1990, he was selected as National Player of the Year[7] and the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship tournament.[8] He had a total of 2,380 kills with the Trojans.[5] He was twice selected as an All-American and National Player of the Year.[5]

Beach volleyball

From 1993 to 2000, Ivie played professional beach volleyball and won $74,000 in prizes.[9]

Awards

  • Two-time All-American
  • Two-time NCAA National Player of the Year
  • Two-time NCAA Champion — 1988, 1990
  • NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player — 1990
  • FIVB World Cup bronze medal — 1991
  • Olympic bronze medal — 1992
  • Two-time USOC Male Volleyball Athlete of the Year — 1992, 1993
  • FIVB World Championship bronze medal — 1994
  • Pan American Games silver medal — 1995

References

  1. ^ Tafur, Vittorio (July 9, 1992). "They're Bound for Barcelona in Search of the Gold : Olympics: Ivie, Samuelson and Greenbaum got their start on area high school teams. Now they have a chance to rule the volleyball world". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 29, 2023. (subscription required)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Bailey, Sandra (July 29, 1992). "Barcelona: Volleyball; 12 Angry (Bald) Men Set Out to Make Point". The New York Times. p. B11. Retrieved September 25, 2024. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Bryan Ivie". Olympedia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bryan Ivie". Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  6. ^ Murphy, Austin (May 14, 1990). "The Trojans Were a Smash". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Hoffer, Richard (March 4, 1991). "Ivie Keeps Climbing". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "Bryan Ivie". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.