David Lee (volleyball)

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David Lee
Lee in 2015
Personal information
Full nameDavid Cameron Lee
Born (1982-03-08) March 8, 1982 (age 42)
Alpine, California, United States
Height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight231 lb (105 kg)
Spike140 in (350 cm)
Block128 in (325 cm)
College / UniversityLong Beach State
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2022–presentBengaluru Torpedoes (Head coach)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubBengaluru Torpedoes
Career
YearsTeams
2001–2004
2004
2004–2005
2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018
2019
2019–2022

National team
2003–2016 United States
Honours
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Japan
World League
Gold medal – first place
2008 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place 2014 Florence
Bronze medal – third place
2007 Katowice
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rio de Janeiro
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Anaheim
Gold medal – first place 2013 Langley
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bayamón
Silver medal – second place 2011 Mayaguez
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro
Team
NORCECA Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Detroit
Last updated: 28 April 2021

David Cameron Lee (born March 8, 1982) is an American

World League (2008, 2014
).

Early life

Lee was born in Alpine, California. He attended Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, California, where he graduated in 2000.[2]

College

As a junior at

NCAA championship match, where they lost to BYU in the longest championship match in NCAA men's volleyball history. Long Beach State held two championship points, but did not convert and lost 3-2, 19-17 in the fifth game.[3]

International

Professional

Lee has played professionally in Greece, Russia, Italy, France, Puerto Rico, Portugal and Indonesia.[2] He has won national championships in Indonesia and Greece.

For the 2015-16 season, he was playing for P.A.O.K. V.C. in Thessaloniki Greece.

U.S. national team

Lee joined the U.S. national team in 2005. He became a part-time starter in 2007, splitting time with

Tom Hoff
and finishing the season second on the team in blocks. Lee was the team's second-leading blocker and third overall at the 2007 World Cup, where the U.S. finished fourth.

Olympics

Lee made his Olympic debut with the U.S. national team in 2008 in Beijing, China, helping Team USA win the gold medal. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and finished in 5th place with the U.S. team. He went on to compete at his third Olympics in 2016 in Rio, and won the bronze medal with his U.S. teammates.

Awards

Clubs

National team

Senior team

Individual

References

  1. ^ David Cameron Lee Team USA
  2. ^ a b Evans, B. J. David Lee making a name for himself. USA Volleyball (June 8, 2008). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Jeff; Kauffman, Bill. BYU wins National Championship Archived October 19, 2004, at the Wayback Machine BYU Athletic Department (May 8, 2004). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.

External links

Awards
Preceded by Best Blocker of
CEV Champions League

2012/2013
Succeeded by
Dmitriy Muserskiy
Preceded by
Dmitriy Muserskiy
Italy Emanuele Birarelli
Best Middle Blocker of
FIVB World League

2014
ex aequo Brazil Lucas Saatkamp
Succeeded by