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

Dan Greenbaum
Personal information
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

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][5] In 1990, he was selected to the All-Tournament Team.[6]

Japanese V.League

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Greenbaum played professionally in Japan for Team NEC in 1995–1996.[7]

Awards

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  • 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

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References

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  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. ^ Murphy, Austin (May 14, 1990). "The Trojans Were a Smash". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Daniel Robert Greenbaum". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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