Volleyball - KIRALY Karch

He won a gold medal in beach volleyball at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. (sports-reference.com, 2014)

In 1991 he won the Italian Cup A1, the Italian championship and the Club World Cup with Massaggero Ravenna. (legavolley.it, 2014)

He won gold medals in volleyball at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. He also won gold at the 1985 World Cup in Japan and the 1986 World Championship in Paris, France. (teamusa.org, 29 May 2014; sports-reference.com, 2014)

He won the US National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] Championships in 1979, 1981 and 1982 with the University of California [UCLA] Bruins. (teamusa.org, 29 May 2014)

He coached the US women's national team to a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He also guided the team to Nations League titles in 2018 and 2019. (fivb.com, 03 Nov 2020)

He led the US women's team to gold at the 2013 and 2015 Pan American Cup, both in Peru, the 2014 World Championships in Italy, the 2013 NORCECA Championship in Omaha, NE, United States of America, and the 2015 World Grand Prix in Omaha. He also coached the team to silver at the 2013 World Grand Champions Cup in Japan. (fivb.com, 03 Nov 2020, 17 Nov 2013; rio2016.com, 14 Apr 2015; norceca.net, 21 Sep 2013; teamusa.org, 16 Jun 2013)

In 2009 he was inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame in the United States of America. (californiasportshalloffame.org, 2009)

In 2008 he was inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame by the US Olympic Committee [USOC]. (teamusa.org, 29 May 2014)

He was named Best Player in the World in 1986 and 1988, and Best Male Player of the 20th Century by the International Volleyball Federation [FIVB]. (teamusa.org, 29 May 2014; fivb.org, 29 Oct 2009)

2012

He served as assistant coach of the US women's national team between 2009 and 2012.