Jonathan Edward "Jon" Root (born July 10, 1964) is an American former

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player. He was a member of the

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that won the gold medal at the

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. He played college volleyball for Stanford University.

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USA Olympic Team
* 1964 births Living people American men's volleyball players Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games {{US-volleyball-bio-stub