Dave Saunders (volleyball) explained

Dave Saunders
Full Name:	David Patrick Saunders
Birth Place:	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height:	190 cm
College:	University of California, Los Angeles
Position:	Outside hitter
Teamnumber:	2
Nationalyears:	1983–1988
Medaltemplates-Title:	Medal record

David Patrick Saunders (born October 19, 1960) is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. He was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and was named one of the outstanding players of the tournament.^[1] Four years later, when Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, he once again won a gold medal.^[2]

Saunders also helped the United States national team to gold medals at the 1985 FIVB World Cup,^[3] 1986 FIVB World Championship, and 1987 Pan American Games. He also won a silver medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games.

College

Saunders played for the UCLA Bruins and won NCAA Championships in 1979, 1981, and 1982. He was a first-team All-American in 1982.^[4]

Saunders was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 2022.

Awards

• Three-time NCAA Champion — 1979, 1981, 1982
• First-team All-American — 1982
• Two-time Olympic gold medal — 1984, 1988
• FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1985
• Goodwill Games silver medal — 1986
• FIVB World Championship gold medal — 1986
• Pan American Games gold medal — 1987
• UCLA Hall of Fame — 2022

See also

• USA Volleyball

External links

• David Patrick Saunders at Olympics.com
• Olympedia profile: Dave Saunders
• UCLA Hall of Fame profile
• Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame profile
• Volleybox.net profile

Notes and References

1. News: U.S. Team Routs China in Volleyball . Moran . Malcolm . June 18, 1984 . . C8 . September 5, 2024 .
2. Web site: Dave Saunders . Olympedia . September 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230816071155/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53317 . August 16, 2023 . live .
3. Web site: Men Volleyball V World Cup 1985 Japan - 22-01.12 Winner United States (1st) . Todor66.com . Krastev . Todor . March 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230905131343/http://todor66.com/volleyball/World_Cup/Men_1985.html . September 5, 2023 . live .
4. Web site: Dave Saunders . UCLA Athletics . September 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230816070900/https://uclabruins.com/honors/hall-of-fame/dave-saunders/339 . August 16, 2023 . live .