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(Redirected from Robert Partie) American volleyball player (born 1961)

Doug Partie
Personal information
BornRobert Douglas Partie
October 21, 1961 (1961-10-21) (age 63)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
College / UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number5 (1988)
15 (1992)
National team
1985–1992 United States
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 France Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1985 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Japan
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Moscow
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Team

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. Four years later in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he won the bronze medal with the national team.

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.

Partie was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1997.

Awards

  • 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

  1. ^ "Doug Partie". Olympedia. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  5. "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  6. "Doug Partie". UCLA Athletics. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

External links

United States squad – 1985 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup – Gold medal
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United States squad – 1986 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal
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United States men's volleyball squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
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United States men's volleyball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
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