Jeffrey Malcolm Stork (born July 8, 1960) is a former American

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player and coach. He is also a three-time Olympian. He was a member of the United States national teams that won the gold medal in the

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and the bronze medal in the

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, and also competed in the

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. He is regarded as one of the best setters of all time, and was known to play well under pressure. In 2012, Stork was inducted into the

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College

Stork played college volleyball for Pepperdine and helped his team reach the finals in 1983 and 1984. He made the All-Tournament Team in both of those seasons. He was an All-American in all three seasons he played at Pepperdine. In 2008, Stork was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame.

National team

After college, Stork joined the national team, and he helped them win the "triple crown" of the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan, the 1986 FIVB World Championship in France, and the 1988 Olympics in

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. In addition, he helped the United States to the gold medal in 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 ...

in Indianapolis. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics in

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and also participated in the 1996 Olympics in

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Italian Volleyball League

In 1990, Stork played in the

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and helped his team Maxicono win the championship. He was also named the MVP of the Italian League in 1993 with Mediolanum Gonzaga.

Coaching

Stork was the coach of the women's volleyball team at

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. He retired in 2020 after coaching for 18 years, with a record of 239 wins and 282 losses.

Awards

* Three-time All-American — 1982, 1983, 1984 * All-Tournament Team — 1983, 1984 * FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1985 * FIVB World Championship gold medal — 1986 * Pan American Games gold medal — 1987 * Olympic gold medal — 1988 * Italian Volleyball League Champion — 1990 * Olympic bronze medal — 1992 * Italian Volleyball League MVP — 1993 * Pepperdine Hall of Fame — 2008 * International Volleyball Hall of Fame — 2012

References

External links

*
Olympedia profile: Jeff Stork

Pepperdine Hall of Fame profile

Volleybox.net profile
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