Tayyiba Haneef-Park

Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Personal information
Full name	Tayyiba Mumtaz Haneef-Park
Born	(1979-03-23) March 23, 1979 Laguna Hills, California, United States
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Spike	328 cm (129 in)
Block	312 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Career
Years Teams 1998–2001 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2010–2012 Long Beach State USA National Team PV Reggio Emilia USA National Team Takefuji Bamboo USA National Team Dinamo Kazan Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Pioneer Red Wings Igtisadchi Baku
National team
2001–present United States
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing the United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team competition 2012 London Team competition Pan American Games 2007 Rio Team competition World Championship 2002 Germany Team competition FIVB World Cup 2011 Japan Team competition 2003 Japan Team competition 2007 Japan Team competition FIVB World Grand Prix 2003 Andria Team competition 2004 Reggio Calabria Team competition

Tayyiba Mumtaz Haneef-Park (born March 23, 1979) is a retired American indoor volleyball player. 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. After her pregnancy in 2010, she returned to Team USA to repeat their silver medal performance at the 2012 London Olympics. Both times USA lost to Brazil.

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 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. She also participated in track and field, winning the CIF California State Meet in the high jump in 1997.

Her name, Tayyiba, is Arabic. Her father's family is Muslim, but she is not.

Her cousin, Tari Phillips, is a former WNBA player currently playing basketball in Italy.

Haneef-Park, who married U.S. Air Force pilot Anthony Park in May 2007, announced her pregnancy on August 21, 2009, through Facebook. The baby was due in March 2010. She expects to resume training with the U.S. national team in the summer of 2010.

In 2009, Haneef-Park joined Jennifer Joines Tamas appearing on Dr. Phil discussing their exceptional height. Haneef-Park is the third tallest Olympic volleyball player, marginally behind two Russian players.

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. Haneef-Park was inducted into the 49er Athletic Hall of Fame at Long Beach State on November 19, 2008.

Recent international competition

• 2012
  • Olympic Games (silver medal)
• 2011
  • FIVB World Cup (silver medal)
• 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

• 2007 Pan-American Games "Best Server"
• 2005 NORCECA Championship "Best Scorer"

External links

• FIVB biography
• Tayyiba Haneef-Park at Team USA (archived)