Michael Brüning
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| Nickname | Mike | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 11, 1969 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | San Diego, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Michael Brüning (born November 11, 1969), is a male beach volleyball player from the United States who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Cayman Islands playing with Jason Wight.[1][2]
Michael was born in Tucson, Arizona. He is legally deaf, and he had participated in four Deaflympics Games.[3] In the 1993 edition, his team won the silver medal indoors[4] and in 2005, he won the silver medal in beach volleyball, playing with Scott Majorino.[5]
Awards
National Team
- NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands 2009
Gold Medal - NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Boca Chica 2009
Silver Medal
Deaflympics Games
- XVII Edition at Sofia, Bulgaria (1993) – Indoor Volleyball – Silver Medal
- XX Edition at Melbourne, Australia (2005) – Beach Volleyball – Silver Medal
- XXI Edition at Taipei, Taiwan (2009) – Beach Volleyball – Silver Medal
References
- ^ Volleyball Canada. "Cadieux-Van Huizen Claim Bronze in Cayman Islands". Retrieved 2009-10-07. [dead link]
- ^ USA Volleyball. "U.S. Beach Teams Place First, Third at NORCECA". Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ USA Deaf Sports Federation. "2005 Deaflympic Games – US Team / Men's Beach Volleyball". Archived from the original on 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ SportsMX. "Q & A with Mike Bruning, 5-time Deaflympian and 4th-ranked CBVA player". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ SportingPulse. "Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games – Beach Volleyball". Retrieved 2009-10-07.