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.
Robert Jan "Bob" Ctvrtlik is a retired American volleyball player who is a three-time Olympian, Olympic gold medalist, and a former member of the International Olympic Committee. He is a 1985 graduate of Pepperdine University.
"Jenny" Lang Ping is a Chinese former volleyball player and coach. She is the former head coach of the Chinese women's national volleyball team and U.S. women's national volleyball team. As a player, Lang won the most valuable player award in women's volleyball at the 1984 Olympics.
Kimberley Yvette "Kim" Oden is a former volleyball player and two-time Olympian who played on the United States women's national volleyball team.
Paul Benedict Sunderland is an American professional sportscaster who resides in Los Angeles, California. He worked as the indoor volleyball play-by-play announcer for NBC Olympics’ coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics, and has worked for the NBC Sports Group covering the Olympics since the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is a former collegiate basketball and volleyball player, and played on the United States national volleyball team that won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Douglas Scott "Dusty" Dvorak is a former volleyball player from the United States. Dvorak was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He is regarded as one of the greatest setters of all time.
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.
David Patrick Saunders 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. Four years later, when Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, he once again won a gold medal.
Steven Edward "Steve" Salmons is a former American volleyball player. He helped the United States men's national volleyball team win the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also helped the national team win gold medals at the 1985 FIVB World Cup and the 1986 FIVB World Championship, thus achieving the "triple crown".
Jacqueline "Jackie" Louise Cruz Silva, is a retired female volleyball player from Brazil. Silva won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, partnering with Sandra Pires.
José Geraldo Loiola is a former beach volleyball player from Brazil. He won the gold medal at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, France, partnering with Emanuel Rego.
Thomas Sorensen is a former American volleyball player who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
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.
Liane Lissa Sato is a retired female volleyball player from the United States and two-time Olympian. She won the bronze medal with the United States national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Sato was a defensive specialist with the national team.
Paula Jo Weishoff is a retired female volleyball player from the United States and three-time Olympian who played with the United States women's national volleyball team. As a middle blocker, Weishoff won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Caren Marie Alexius Kemner is an American former volleyball player and three-time Olympian.
Troy Richard Tanner is a former volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist. He was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Robert Douglas "Doug" Partie 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, South Korea. Four years later in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, he won the bronze medal with the national team.
Marvin Alex Dunphy is an American former volleyball player and head coach. He is most known for his time at Pepperdine University. During his tenure, Pepperdine won four NCAA Division I Championships. His career record is 612–277 (.688). He also led the United States men's national volleyball team to a gold medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He retired from coaching in 2017.
Rita Louise Crockett is an American former volleyball player who played for the United States women's national volleyball team. Crockett was a silver medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She also won a bronze medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship and a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games.
