Bryan Ivie Explained

Bryan Ivie
Birth Place:	Torrance, California, U.S.
Fullname:	Bryan Eric Ivie
Birth Date:	5 May 1969
Height:	201cm (79inches)
Weight:	98kg (216lb)
Position:	Middle blocker
College:	University of Southern California
Currentnumber:	5 (national team)
Nationalyears:	1989–1996
Medaltemplates-Title:	Medal record

Bryan Eric Ivie (born May 5, 1969) is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. Ivie was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.^{[1] [2]} He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.^[3] He was a middle blocker.^[4]

Ivie became the team captain of the national team in 1993. He was named Male Volleyball Athlete of the Year in 1992 and 1993 by the United States Olympic Committee.

High school

Ivie graduated from Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California in 1987. He started playing volleyball as a junior in high school.

College

Ivie played volleyball at the University of Southern California, where he led the Trojans to NCAA Championship titles in 1988 and 1990. In 1990, he was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship tournament.^[5] He had a total of 2,380 kills with the Trojans. He was twice selected as an All-American and National Player of the Year.

Beach volleyball

From 1993 to 2000, Ivie played professional beach volleyball and won $74,000 in prizes.^[6]

Awards

• Two-time All-American
• Two-time NCAA National Player of the Year
• Two-time NCAA Champion 1988, 1990
• NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player 1990
• FIVB World Cup bronze medal 1991
• Olympic bronze medal 1992
• Two-time USOC Male Volleyball Athlete of the Year 1992, 1993
• FIVB World Championship bronze medal 1994
• Pan American Games silver medal 1995

External links

• • Olympedia Profile: Bryan Ivie
• Washington Post Profile: Bryan Ivie
  • USC Men's Volleyball Champions
• Volleybox.net Profile

Notes and References

1. News: They’re Bound for Barcelona in Search of the Gold : Olympics: Ivie, Samuelson and Greenbaum got their start on area high school teams. Now they have a chance to rule the volleyball world. . . Tafur . Vittorio . July 9, 1992 . July 29, 2023 .
2. News: 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. . Preston . Mike . August 10, 1992 . . July 31, 2023 .
3. Web site: Bryan Ivie . Olympedia . August 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329190217/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53298 . March 29, 2023 . live .
4. News: Bryan Ivie . . July 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160901073656/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/vball/men/ivie.htm . September 1, 2016 . live .
5. Web site: Volleyball . . September 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920204731/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_volleyball_champs_records/2005/2005.pdf . September 20, 2020 . live .
6. Web site: Bryan Ivie . . August 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729114459/http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=63 . July 29, 2023 . live .