Dave Saunders (volleyball)

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Dave Saunders
Personal information
Full nameDavid Patrick Saunders
NicknameDave
NationalityAmerican
BornOctober 19, 1960 (1960-10-19) (age 63)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
College / UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number2
National team
1983–1988Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic rings.svg
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 France Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Japan
Goodwill Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Moscow
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Team

David Patrick Saunders (born October 19, 1960, in Seattle, Washington) is a former volleyball player from the United States. He was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [1] Four years later, when Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, he once again won a gold medal. [1]

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Saunders also helped the United States national team to gold medals at the 1985 FIVB World Cup, [2] 1986 FIVB World Championship, and 1987 Pan American Games. [1] He also won a silver medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games. [1]

College

Saunders played for the UCLA Bruins and won NCAA Championships in 1979, 1981, and 1982. [3] He was a first-team All-American in 1982. [3]

Saunders was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 2022. [3]

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References

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