Douglas Partie

Doug Partie
Personal information
BornRobert Douglas Partie
October 21, 1961 (1961-10-21) (age 63)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
College / UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number5 (1988)
15 (1992)
National team
1985–1992 United States
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 France Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1985 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Japan
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Moscow
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Team

Robert Douglas "Doug" Partie (born October 21, 1961) 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.[1][2][3] Four years later in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he won the bronze medal with the national team.[1][4]

Partie helped the United States win the 1985 FIVB World Cup, the 1986 FIVB World Championship, and the 1987 Pan American Games.[1]

College

Partie played volleyball at UCLA and was a three-time All-American.[1] He helped the Bruins win four straight NCAA Championships from 1981 to 1984.[1] He was selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team in 1982, 1983, and 1984.[5]

Partie was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1997.[6]

Awards

  • Three-time All-American
  • Four-time NCAA Champion — 1981–1984
  • Three-time All-Tournament Team — 1982, 1983, 1984
  • FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1985
  • Goodwill Games silver medal — 1986
  • FIVB World Championship gold medal — 1986
  • Pan American Games gold medal — 1987
  • Olympic gold medal — 1988
  • FIVB World Cup bronze medal — 1991
  • Olympic bronze medal — 1992
  • UCLA Hall of Fame — 1997

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Doug Partie". Olympedia. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Vecsey, George (October 3, 1988). "Men's Volleyball; U.S. Repeats Gold-Medal Performance". The New York Times. p. C11. Retrieved September 6, 2024. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Dodds, Tracy (October 2, 1988). "The Seoul Games / Day 16 : U.S. Wins Showdown With Soviets, Takes Home Men's Volleyball Gold". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2024. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Preston, Mike (August 10, 1992). "U.S. Defeats Cuba; Brazil Wins Gold : Men's volleyball: Americans come back after losing first game. In championship match, the Dutch yield 14 consecutive points in third game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 31, 2023. (subscription required)
  5. ^ "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Doug Partie". UCLA Athletics. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.