Linda Chisholm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Linda Rae Chisholm December 21, 1957 (age 66) Northridge, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | Pepperdine University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Linda Rae Chisholm (born December 21, 1957, in Northridge, California) is an American retired volleyball player and silver medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [1]
While representing the United States, Chisholm also won a bronze medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and a silver medal in the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela. [1] [2]
Chisholm played NCAA women's volleyball for the Pepperdine Waves from 1977 to 1979. [3] In 1996, she was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame. [3]
Chisholm played beach volleyball from 1980 to 1999. [4] In her career as a beach volleyball player, she won 39 tournaments and $267,000 in prizes. [4]
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