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Ricci Judson Luyties (born May 14, 1962) is an American volleyball coach and former volleyball player. As a member of the United States national volleyball team, he won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Luyties later became a successful professional beach volleyball player and won seven titles.
Kelly Marie Cheng (née Claes, born September 18, 1995) is an American beach volleyball player. She and her partner Sara Hughes won the bronze medal at the 2013 U19 World Championships, the silver medal at the 2014 U21 World Championships, the gold medal at the 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships and back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2016 and 2017.
Michael Dodd (born August 20, 1957) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player who attended San Diego State University. With his partner Mike Whitmarsh, he won the silver medal in the men's inaugural beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Since winning silver in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he has ...
Elaine Youngs (born February 14, 1970, in Orange, California) is an American former professional volleyball player who competed both indoors and on the beach. [1]Youngs attended UCLA, where as a freshman she started on a team that went undefeated through the regular season.
Randy Stoklos (born December 13, 1960) is a retired American beach volleyball player. Stoklos is the first player to earn $1 million playing competitive beach volleyball. [1] [2] He is a five-time winner of the prestigious Manhattan Open. [3]
The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) is the biggest and longest-running professional beach volleyball tour in the United States. [1] Founded in 1983, the AVP is headquartered in Newport Beach, California . [ 2 ]
The following is a list of well-known beach volleyball players in the United States: Dain Blanton; Nicole Branagh; Phil Dalhausser; Emily Day; Mike Dodd; Eric Fonoimoana; Lauren Fendrick; Jennifer Fopma; Brent Frohoff; Matt Fuerbringer; Jake Gibb; Sara Hughes; Casey Jennings; Jenny Johnson Jordan; Karch Kiraly; Karolyn Kirby; Alix Klineman ...
The California Beach Volleyball Association, commonly known by the acronym CBVA, was the first governing body for beach volleyball. [1] Since its founding in 1962, CBVA has coordinated local beach volleyball tournaments for players of all skill levels. In 2017, CBVA hosted nearly 1,000 tournaments at 23 beaches in 11 skill or age divisions.