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| Born | Jonathan Edward Root July 10, 1964 (1964-07-10) (age 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker / Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonathan Edward Root (born July 10, 1964) is an American former volleyball player. Root was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He also helped the national team win the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. He was known for his quickness and power as a hitter.
College
Root played college volleyball for Stanford University, where he was a three-time AVCA All-American. He graduated from Stanford in 1986.
In 2002, Root was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.
Coaching
Root has coached the Red Rock Volleyball Club in Redwood City, California.
Awards
- Three-time AVCA All-American
- Pan American Games gold medal — 1987
- Olympic gold medal — 1988
- Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame — 2002
References
- ^ "Jon Root". Olympedia. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- Anderson, Bruce (July 10, 1989). "Their Final Shots". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- "Men's Volleyball National Honors and Awards". Stanford University Athletics. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Root". Stanford University Athletics. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
External links
- Olympedia profile: Jon Root
- Jonathan Edward Root at Olympics.com
- Volleybox.net profile
- Jon Root at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Jon Root at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- American men's volleyball players
- Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in volleyball
- 20th-century American sportsmen