Douglas Scott "Dusty" Dvorak (born July 29, 1958) is an American former

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player. He was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

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. He is regarded as one of the greatest setters of all time. Dvorak helped the United States national team win the gold medal at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan, where he was selected as the best setter. He also helped the United States to the gold medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in France. Along with the 1984 Olympic gold, this set of victories earned his team the "triple crown". Dvorak was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998.

High school

Dvorak played volleyball at Laguna Beach High School, where he was named the Southern Section player of the year in 1976.

College

Dvorak played volleyball at the

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(USC), helping the Trojans win NCAA Championships in 1977 and 1980. In 1980, he was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship tournament. He was an All-American all four years at USC.

Beach volleyball

Between 1978 and 1988, Dvorak would occasionally play professional

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, and once partnered with legendary beach volleyball player

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Awards

* Four-time All-American * Two-time NCAA Champion — 1977, 1980 * NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player — 1980 * Olympic gold medal — 1984 * FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1985 * FIVB World Cup best setter — 1985 * Goodwill Games silver medal — 1986 * FIVB World Championship gold medal — 1986 * International Volleyball Hall of Fame — 1998

References

External links

*
Olympedia profile: Dusty Dvorak

Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame profile
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USC Men's Volleyball Champions

Volleybox.net profile

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