Dan Greenbaum

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Dan Greenbaum
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
BornDaniel Robert Greenbaum
March 12, 1969 (1969-03-12) (age 55)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
College / UniversityUniversity of Southern California
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number2
National team
1991–1995 United States
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Greece Team
FIVB World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Japan
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Team

Daniel "Dan" Robert Greenbaum (born March 12, 1969) is an American former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and won a bronze medal.[1][2] He was a setter.[2]

Greenbaum was born in Torrance, California.[3][4] He played college volleyball at the University of Southern California, where he was twice an All-American and helped the Trojans win NCAA Championships in 1988 and 1990.[1] In 1990, he was selected to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

Japanese V.League[edit]

Greenbaum played professionally in Japan for Team NEC in 1995–1996.[6]

Awards[edit]

  • Two-time All-American
  • Two-time NCAA Champion 1988, 1990
  • All-Tournament Team 1990
  • FIVB World Cup bronze medal 1991
  • Olympic bronze medal 1992
  • FIVB World Championship bronze medal 1994
  • Pan American Games silver medal 1995

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dan Greenbaum". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  2. ^ a b 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)
  3. ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  4. ^ Horvitz, Peter S. (April 2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes; An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. ISBN 9781561719075. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  5. ^ "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Daniel Robert Greenbaum". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

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