Nancy Owen
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Full name | Nancy Lee Owen | |||||||||||||||||
Born | May 2, 1943 Cleveland, Ohio , U.S. | (age 80)|||||||||||||||||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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Nancy Lee Owen (born May 2, 1943) is an American former
Personal life
Owen grew up in southern California, where she received training in volleyball. Her training was the main driving force behind the move and her family was supportive of her training.[2]
After retiring Owen began working as a national speaker and representative for the sport of volleyball. Owen currently lives in Nampa, Idaho with her husband.[2]
College coaching career
After competing in the Olympics Owen began working as a coach for the California State University volleyball team. During her time as coach she led the team to several wins and in 1986 led the team to win the West Coast Conference Championship. The team also earned the first NCAA tournament in West Coast Conference history in 1986 and during that same year Owen was named the WCC Coach of the Year.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nancy Owen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c d [email protected], ERIN. "Pioneers of Olympic Volleyball." Idaho Press-Tribune. N.p., 04 June 2014. Web. 21 Mar. 2017. Idaho press