Bryan Ivie

Bryan Eric Ivie (born May 5, 1969, in Torrance, California) is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. Ivie was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2] He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[3] He was a middle blocker.[4]

Bryan Ivie
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1969-05-05) May 5, 1969
Torrance, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight216 lb (98 kg)
College / UniversityUniversity of Southern California
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number5 (national team)
National team
1989-1996 United States
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Indoor
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Athens Indoor
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Indoor

Ivie became the team captain of the national team in 1993.[4] He was named Male Volleyball Athlete of the Year in 1992 and 1993 by the United States Olympic Committee.[4]

High school

Ivie graduated from Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California in 1987.[4] He started playing volleyball as a junior in high school.[4]

College

Ivie played volleyball at the University of Southern California, where he led the Trojans to NCAA Championship titles in 1988 and 1990.[4] In 1990, he was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship tournament.[5] He had a total of 2,380 kills with the Trojans.[4] He was twice selected as an All-American and National Player of the Year.[4]

Beach volleyball

From 1993 to 2000, Ivie played professional beach volleyball and won $74,000 in prizes.[6]

Awards
  • Two-time All-American
  • Two-time NCAA National Player of the Year
  • Two-time NCAA Champion 1988, 1990
  • NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player 1990
  • Olympic bronze medal 1992
  • Two-time USOC Male Volleyball Athlete of the Year 1992, 1993
  • FIVB World Championship bronze medal 1994
  • Pan American Games silver medal 1995

References
  1. Tafur, Vittorio (July 9, 1992). "They're Bound for Barcelona in Search of the Gold : Olympics: Ivie, Samuelson and Greenbaum got their start on area high school teams. Now they have a chance to rule the volleyball world". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 29, 2023. (subscription required)
  2. Preston, Mike (August 10, 1992). "U.S. Defeats Cuba; Brazil Wins Gold : Men's volleyball: Americans come back after losing first game. In championship match, the Dutch yield 14 consecutive points in third game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 31, 2023. (subscription required)
  3. "Bryan Ivie". Olympedia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. "Bryan Ivie". Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  5. "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  6. "Bryan Ivie". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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