Robert Douglas "Doug" Partie (born October 21, 1961) is an American former

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player who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the

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. Four years later in the

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, he won the bronze medal with the national team. Partie helped the United States win the 1985 FIVB World Cup, the 1986 FIVB World Championship, and the

1987 Pan American Games The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on August 7–23, 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas ...

College

Partie played volleyball at

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and was a three-time All-American. He helped the Bruins win four straight NCAA Championships from 1981 to 1984. He was selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team in 1982, 1983, and 1984. Partie was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1997.

Awards

* Three-time All-American * Four-time NCAA Champion — 1981–1984 * Three-time All-Tournament Team — 1982, 1983, 1984 * FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1985 * Goodwill Games silver medal — 1986 * FIVB World Championship gold medal — 1986 * Pan American Games gold medal — 1987 * Olympic gold medal — 1988 * FIVB World Cup bronze medal — 1991 * Olympic bronze medal — 1992 * UCLA Hall of Fame — 1997

References

External links

*
Olympedia profile: Doug Partie

Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame profile

UCLA Hall of Fame profile

Volleybox.net profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Partie, Doug 1961 births Living people American men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games UCLA Bruins men's volleyball players Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in volleyball Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century American sportsmen