Patrick Robert Powers (born February 13, 1958) is an American former volleyball player. He was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1] He also won gold medals at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan and the 1986 FIVB World Championship in France, and a silver medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow.[2][3]
| Pat Powers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | "PP" | ||
| Born | Patrick Robert Powers February 13, 1958 (age 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| College / University | University of Southern California | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| National team | |||
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Medal record | |||
College
editPowers, who prepped at Santa Monica High School, transferred to the University of Southern California after helping Santa Monica College win the 1977 state J.C. title.[4][3] He lettered three years at USC (1978–80), as the Trojans won the 1980 NCAA title and were runners-up in 1979.[3] He was a two-time All-American first teamer and NCAA All-Tournament team member (1979–80).[5][4][6]
Beach volleyball
editPowers played beach volleyball from 1979 to 1996, and won 12 tournaments and $548,000 in prizes.[7]
Awards
edit- 1978 - Pac-Rim Championship
- 1980 - NCAA Champion
- 1984 - Olympic gold medal
- 1985 - FIVB World Cup gold medal
- 1986 - Goodwill Games silver medal
- 1986 - FIVB World Championship gold medal
- 1987 - World Beach Volleyball Championship
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pat Powers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Men Volleyball V World Cup 1985 Japan - 22-01.12 Winner United States (1st)". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Pat Powers". Olympedia. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "Pat Powers, 2018". Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "USC Has Two Former Greats Make SCIVBHOF 2018 Class: Pat Powers, Ron Lang". USC Athletics. January 3, 2018. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Pat Powers". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
External links
edit- Patrick Powers at FIVB beach volleyball database
- Patrick Powers at Beach Volleyball Database
- Patrick Powers at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Patrick Powers at Olympedia
- Pat Powers at Olympics.com
- Volleybox.net profile
- USC Men's Volleyball Champions
