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Full name | Carolyn Marie Becker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | November 8, 1958 65) Lynwood, California, USA | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | University of Southern California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carolyn Marie Becker (born November 8, 1958) is an American former volleyball player who played on the United States women's national volleyball team and won a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [1] [2] While representing the United States, Becker also won a bronze medal in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and a silver medal in the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas. [1] [3]
Becker played college volleyball with the University of Southern California Trojans. [1]
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