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Clayton Stanley
Clayton Iona "Clay" Stanley (born January 20, 1978) is an American former volleyball player, who was a member of United States men's national volleyball team, a participant of the Olympic Games ( Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012), Olympic Champion 2008, NORCECA Champion 2005, and multimedalist of the World League. In October 2021, he was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame, along with Logan Tom and Todd Rogers. Personal life Stanley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Jon Stanley and Sandra Haine. He has three brothers (Reese Haine, Wil Stanley and Jon Stanley), and two sisters (Taeya Stanley and Natasha Haine). His parents and grandfather Tom Haine were volleyball players. His mother and grandfather represented Canada, father Jon represented United States. Stanley's father played on 1968 Olympic Games and is a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame. Stanley's step-grandfather, Tom Haine, was also on the 1968 men's Olympic volleyball team. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honolulu County, Hawaii, Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island of Oahu, Oʻahu, and is the westernmost and southernmost major U.S. city as well as westernmost and southernmost U.S. state capital. It is also a major hub for business, finance, hospitality, and military defense in both the state and Oceania. The city is characterized by a mix of various Asian culture, Asian, Western culture, Western, and Oceanian culture, Pacific cultures, reflected in its diverse demography, cuisine, and traditions. is Hawaiian language, Hawaiian for "sheltered harbor" or "calm port"; its old name, , roughly encompasses the area from Nuʻuanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to Queen Street, which is the heart of the present dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 FIVB Volleyball World League
The 2012 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 23rd edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 18 May to 8 July 2012. The Final Round was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. Qualification *Top 13 teams of the 2011 edition and directly qualified. * and qualified through the qualification. Pools composition The pools were announced on 17 December 2011. Squads Pool standing procedure # Match points # Number of matches won # Sets ratio # Points ratio # Result of the last match between the tied teams Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Intercontinental round *All times are local. *The Final Round hosts Bulgaria, the winners of each pool and the best second place team among all pools will qualify for the Final Round. If Bulgaria are ranked first in Pool D, the two best second place teams of all pools will qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-sport event, variety of competitions. The Olympic Games, Open (sport), open to both amateur and professional athletes, involves more than 200 teams, each team representing a sovereign state or territory. By default, the Games generally substitute for any world championships during the year in which they take place (however, each class usually maintains its own records). The Olympics are staged every four years. Since 1994 Winter Olympics, 1994, they have alternated between the Summer Olympic Games, Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year Olympiad. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Men's National Volleyball Team
The United States men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. The team is governed by USA Volleyball, and it has won six Olympic medals, with three of them gold. History As the birthplace of volleyball, the United States founded the first association to regulate the sport. The United States Volleyball Association was formed in 1927, and was the founding member of FIVB in 1947. However, by the time of volleyball's international growth in the 1940s, the U.S. was no longer a major power. They competed in the inaugural volleyball Olympic tournament in 1964. The U.S. returned to the elite in the 1980s, winning the FIVB World Championship in 1986 in Paris, as well as four golds at the Pan American Games and eight at the NORCECA Championships. Of the nine times that the U.S. have competed at the World Cup, they have finished fourth five times, most recently in 2007. They won the event in 1985, and last time out in 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball Player
{{short description, none This is a list of lists of volleyball players, and of notable examples in fiction. Lists of notable players * List of international volleyball players * List of American beach volleyball players * List of Chinese volleyball players * List of Premier Volleyball League award recipients * List of Olympic medalists in volleyball * Premier Volleyball League award recipients * Spikers' Turf award recipients Fictional volleyball players * Shoyo Hinata, protagonist of the manga series ''Haikyu!!'' * Kasumi, protagonist of the video game series ''Dead or Alive'' *Sailor Venus , better known as , is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' and '' Codename: Sailor V'' manga series written by Naoko Takeuchi. Minako is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Guardians (of which she is the ... in the manga series ''Sailor Moon'' *You Hazuki, protagonist of the manga and anime series '' Attacker You!'' Volleybal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Volleyball America's Cup
The 2007 Volleyball America's Cup was the sixth edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by six countries from North, Central and South America. The tournament was held from August 15 to August 19, 2007 in Manaus, Brazil. Squads Main Round Group A *Wednesday August 15 *Thursday August 16 *Friday August 17 Group B *Wednesday August 15 *Thursday August 16 *Friday August 17 Final round Semi-finals *Saturday 2007-08-18 Finals *Saturday 2007-08-18 — Fifth Place Match *Sunday 2007-08-19 — Bronze Medal Match *Sunday 2007-08-19 — Gold Medal Match ---- Final ranking Awards *Most valuable player ** *Best spiker ** *Best server ** *Best blocker ** *Best scorer ** *Best digger ** *Best setter ** *Best receiver ** References Sports123 {{Volleyball America's Cup Volleyball America's Cup A A Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball America's Cup
The America's Cup was a continental cup in men's volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... for North and South American nations organized by CSV and NORCECA with the first edition in 1998. It is no longer held since 2008. Results Medal table Details See also * American Championships ReferencesSports123 Recurring events disestablished in 2008 {{volleyball-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2011 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played from 29 August to 3 September 2011 in the Palacio de Recreación y Deportes in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The winner qualified for the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup, held in November in Japan. Teams Squads Pool standing procedure # Number of matches won # Match points # Points ratio # Sets ratio # Result of the last match between the tied teams Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match point for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser Preliminary round *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00). Pool A Pool B Final round *All times are Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC−04:00). Championship bracket 5th–8th places bracket Quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals Semifinals 7th place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2009 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played from October 12 to October 17 at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The winner qualified for the 2009 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan. Teams Squads Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round Championship bracket 5th–8th places bracket Quarterfinals 5th–8th places Semifinals 7th place 5th place 3rd place Final Final standing Awards *MVP: Wilfredo León *Best scorer: José Miguel Cáceres *Best spiker: Wilfredo León *Best blocker: Robertlandy Simón *Best server: Evan Patak *Best digger: Gregory Berrios *Best setter: Raydel Hierrezuelo *Best receiver: Gregory Berrios *Best libero: Gregory Berrios *Rising Star: Wilfredo León *Jim Coleman Award: Orlando Samuels External linksFixtures and results {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 Men's Norceca Volle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2001 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 17th edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by seven countries from September 21 to September 29, 2001, in Bridgetown, Barbados. Competing nations Squads Preliminary round Group A *Friday 2001-09-21 *Saturday 2001-09-22 *Sunday 2001-09-23 Group B *Friday 2001-09-21 *Saturday 2001-09-22 *Sunday 2001-09-23 Second round *Monday 2001-09-24 **Quarterfinals Final round ---- *Tuesday 2001-09-25 **Fifth-place match **Semi-finals ---- *Wednesday 2001-09-26 **Bronze-medal match **Gold-medal match Final ranking **''Cuba, United States and Canada qualified for the 2002 FIVB Men's World Championship in Argentina'' Individual awards *Most valuable player ** Ángel Dennis *Best scorer ** Sebastien Ruette *Best spiker ** Elvis Contreras *Best blocker ** Steve Brinkman *Best server ** Ángel Dennis *Best digger ** Ihosvany Chambers *Best setter ** Alain Roca *Best receiver * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2007 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from September 16 to September 21, 2007 in the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, United States. Competing nations Squads Preliminary round Group A *Sunday September 16 *Monday September 17 *Tuesday September 18 Group B *Sunday September 16 *Monday September 17 *Tuesday September 18 Final round Quarter-finals *Wednesday 2007-09-19 Semi-finals *Thursday 2007-09-20 — 5th/8th place *Thursday 2007-09-20 — 1st/4th place Finals *Friday 2007-09-21 — Seventh Place Match *Friday 2007-09-21 — Fifth Place Match *Friday 2007-09-21 — Bronze Medal Match *Friday 2007-09-21 — Gold Medal Match Final ranking **''USA and Puerto Rico qualified for the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup'' Awards *Most valuable player ** Lloy Ball *Best scorer ** Héctor Soto *Best spiker ** Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2005 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries in the NORCECA zone, which encompasses North America, Central America and the Caribbean, from September 8 to September 16, 2005, in the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada). Competing nations Squads Preliminary round Group A *Saturday September 10 *Sunday September 11 *Monday September 12 Group B *Saturday September 10 *Sunday September 11 *Monday September 12 Final round Quarter-finals *Tuesday 2005-09-13 Semi-finals *Wednesday 2005-09-14 Finals *Thursday 2005-09-15 — Bronze Medal Match *Thursday 2005-09-15 — Gold Medal Match Final ranking **''United States qualified for the 2005 Men's Volleyball Grand Champions Cup'' Awards *Most valuable player ** *Best scorer ** *Best spiker ** *Best defender ** *Best blocker ** *Best server ** *Best setter ** *Best receiver ** *Best lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
