Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiraly is an American volleyball player, coach, and broadcast announcer. He was a central part of the U.S National Team that won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. He went on to win the gold medal again at the 1996 Olympic Games, the first Olympic competition to feature beach volleyball. He is the only player to have won Olympic medals of any color in both the indoor and beach volleyball categories. He played college volleyball for the UCLA Bruins, where his teams won three national championships under head coach Al Scates. Kiraly is widely regarded as the greatest male volleyball player of all time.
Volleyball has been part of the Summer Olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964.
Philip Peter Dalhausser is an American former professional beach volleyball player, who played as a blocker. He and his former playing partner, Todd Rogers, were the 2007 AVP Tour and FIVB world champions.
Steve Dennis Timmons is an American former volleyball player who represented the United States at three consecutive Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in 1984 and 1988, and a bronze medal in 1992. He was named the MVP of the 1984 Olympics by the International Volleyball Federation. He was a pioneer of back row hitting.
Jeffrey Malcolm Stork is a former American volleyball player and coach. He is also a three-time Olympian. He was a member of the United States national teams that won the gold medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is regarded as one of the best setters of all time, and was known to play well under pressure.
Giancarlo Primo was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. He was a coach of the FIBA European Selection team in 1974, 1975, and 1976. In 2001, he was awarded the FIBA Order of Merit. In 2007, he was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame, and in 2008, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.
Julie Jo Vollertsen Melli is an American former female professional volleyball player. Her main achievement is her part in the silver medal won by the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. She later moved to Italy to play professionally, settling in Reggio Emilia where she stayed after ending her playing career.
Giancarlo Guerrini is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Franco Bertoli is an Italian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Giovanni Errichiello is an Italian former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Kaspar Simeonov is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Antônio Carlos Gueiros Ribeiro, known as Badalhoca, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
José Montanaro Junior, known as Montanaro, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, the 1984 Summer Olympics, and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Renan Dal Zotto, more commonly known as Renan, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in three Summer Olympics and former head coach of the Brazilian men's national volleyball team. He was born in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul. In 1980, he was part of the Brazilian team that finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches.
Amauri Ribeiro, known as Amauri, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed at the 1980, 1984, 1988, and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Vladimir Dmitrievich Chernyshov was a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Aleksandr Borisovich Savin is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Domingos Lampariello Neto, known as Domingos Maracanã, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
The following teams and players took part in the men's volleyball tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics, in Moscow.
The following teams and players took part in the men's volleyball tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles.
