Aldis Berzins

Aldis Imants Bērziņš (born October 3, 1956) is a Latvian-American former volleyball player who was a member of the United States national team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Aldis Berzins
Personal information
Full nameAldis Imants Berzins
NationalityAmerican
BornOctober 3, 1956 (1956-10-03) (age 67)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
College / UniversityOhio State University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number12
National team
1977-1985 United States
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Indoor
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place1985 Japan

College

Bērziņš was a star outside hitter on the Ohio State volleyball team.[2] He played with future Olympic teammates Rich Duwelius and Marc Waldie at Ohio State.[2] In those years, he led the Buckeyes to four straight Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) championships and four appearances in the NCAA Final Four.[2] He graduated from Ohio State in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in astronomy.[2]

Bērziņš was inducted into the Ohio State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.[2]

Awards

Coaching

Bērziņš has been head coach of the men's volleyball program at Stevenson University since October 2016.[3]

Personal life

Bērziņš has worked as the Director of Information Technology for the Special Olympics.[1]

Bērziņš and his wife, Mara, have three sons, Kris, Mik, and Dainis, all of whom have played volleyball.[3] Mik was on the first NCAA National Championship team for Ohio State in 2011, and Dainis was on the National Championship team of Loyola University Chicago in 2014.[3] Kris played volleyball professionally in Europe.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Aldis Berzins". Olympedia. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  2. HAIRE.14@OSU.EDU (August 10, 2012). "Gold-en Days of Summer Olympics Past – Part 5". Library.osu.edu. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. "ALDIS BERZINS". Gomustangsports.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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