Tayyiba Haneef-Park
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| Full name | Tayyiba Mumtaz Haneef-Park | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | Pioneer Red Wings | ||||
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Tayyiba Mumtaz Haneef-Park (born March 23, 1979) is an American indoor volleyball player. She currently plays professionally for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva in Turkey. She played at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where the team finished in 5th place. Haneef-Park also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she won a silver medal with team USA.
High school and personal life
Haneef-Park was born in Upland, California to Mobarik and Patricia Haneef. She grew up in Laguna Hills, California and attended Laguna Hills High School from 1993-1997[1] where she led the Hawks to the 1997 DII title and was named the California Athlete of the Year and was the Pacific Coast MVP.
Her name, Tayyiba, is Arabic. Her father is a Muslim, but she is not.[2]
Her cousin, Tari Phillips, plays center for the Houston Comets of the WNBA.
College Highlights
At Long Beach State she was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America first team in 2001 after leading LBSU in kills per game (5.03) as a senior. She guided the 49'ers to a 33-1 record and a runner-up finish at the 2001 NCAA Championships. She was a three-time All-Big West first-team selection. As a senior in 2001, she posted a hitting percentage of 0.406 and also averaged 2.31 digs and 0.73 blocks per game as a senior. She was also a three-time All-American high jumper at LBSU, and she competed at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, finishing 10th with a jump of 5-10 ¾
Recent International Competition
- 2008
- Olympic Games (Silver Medal)
- FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place)
- 2007
- Pan American Games (Bronze Medal)
- FIVB World Grand Prix (Eighth Place)
- NORCECA Championship (Silver Medal)
- FIVB World Cup (Bronze Medal)
- 2006
- Pan American Cup (Fourth Place)
- FIVB World Grand Prix (Seventh Place)
- World Championships (Ninth Place)
Individual Awards
References
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from California
- American people of Muslim descent
- American volleyball players
- Eczacıbaşı volleyball players
- California State University, Long Beach alumni
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Olympic volleyball players of the United States
- Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Takefuji Bamboo players