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The 2008 team won the Commissioner's Trophy for its World Series title [79] [80] [81] and the Warren C. Giles Trophy as National League champions. It was also named "Team of the Year" by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association and received the Pride of Philadelphia Award from the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
Phillies players rush the field at Citizens Bank Park after winning the 2008 World Series on October 29, 2008. The Phillies have won the World Series twice in their history, in 1980 and 2008. The city's sole existing Major League Baseball (MLB) team is the Philadelphia Phillies .
The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium from 9 to 23 August 2008. [ 1 ] The twelve competing teams were split equally into two pools of six teams.
2008 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship; ... 2008–09 CEV Women's Champions League; F. ... Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters
2008 FIVB World Grand Prix squads; 2008 Volleyball America's Cup squads; 2008–09 Algerian Women's Volleyball League; 2007–08 CEV Challenge Cup; 2008–09 CEV Challenge Cup; 2008–09 CEV Champions League; 2008–09 Russian Volleyball Super League; 2008–09 V-League (South Korea) 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification ...
Before 2014, the United States women's national volleyball team had achieved second place six times in major competitions (1967 World Women's Volleyball Championship, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, 2002 World Women's Volleyball Championship, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 2011 World Cup, 2012 London Olympic Games) but had never reached the top.
The Bulgarian team won their only two volleyball medals in Moscow, a silver and a bronze in the men's and women's tournament, respectively. [3] [4] The United States won its first medals in volleyball at the Los Angeles Games: a gold in the men's competition, and a silver in the women's.
Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2008 club 1: Wang Yimei: 11 January 1988: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 318 cm (125 in) 305 cm (120 in)