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American volleyball player
Pat Powers Nickname Pat Nationality American Born Patrick Robert Powers February 13, 1958 (1958-02-13 ) (age 66)
Los Angeles, California , U.S.Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) College / University University of Southern California Position Outside hitter Number 13
Patrick Robert Powers (born February 13, 1958, in
Los Angeles, California ) is a former
volleyball player from the
United States . Powers was a member of the
United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the
1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
[1] He also won gold medals at the
1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan and the
1986 FIVB World Championship in France, and a silver medal at the
1986 Goodwill Games in
Moscow, Soviet Union .
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College
Powers, who prepped at
Santa Monica High School , transferred to the
University of Southern California after helping Santa Monica College win the 1977 state J.C. title.
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[3] He lettered three years at USC (1978–80), as the Trojans won the 1980 NCAA title and were runners-up in 1979.
[3] He was a two-time All-American first teamer and NCAA All-Tournament team member (1979–80).
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Beach volleyball
Powers played beach volleyball from 1979 to 1996, and won 12 tournaments and $548,000 in prizes.
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Awards
1978 - Pac-Rim Championship
1980 - NCAA Champion
1984 - Olympic gold medal
1985 - FIVB World Cup gold medal
1986 - Goodwill Games silver medal
1986 - FIVB World Championship gold medal
1987 - World Beach Volleyball Championship
See also
References
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill ; et al.
"Pat Powers" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference LLC . Archived from
the original on April 18, 2020.
^ Krastev, Todor.
"Men Volleyball V World Cup 1985 Japan - 22-01.12 Winner United States (1st)" . Todor66.com .
Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024 .
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"Pat Powers" . Olympedia .
Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023 .
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"Pat Powers, 2018" . Socalindoorvolleyballhof.com .
Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2018 .
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"Volleyball" (PDF) .
NCAA .
Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2023 .
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"USC Has Two Former Greats Make SCIVBHOF 2018 Class: Pat Powers, Ron Lang" . USCTrojans.com . January 3, 2018.
Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2023 .
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"Pat Powers" .
Beach Volleyball Database .
Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023 .
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