David Lee (volleyball)

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David Lee

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Born	March 8, 1982
Medal record Men's volleyball Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing Team competition FIVB World League Gold 2008 Rio de Janeiro Team competition Bronze 2007 Katowice Team competition Pan American Games Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

David Cameron Lee (born March 8, 1982) is an American volleyball player, who plays for Pallavolo Modena. Lee made his Olympic debut with the U.S. national team in Beijing.^[1]

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

Lee attended Long Beach State, because he wanted to win a NCAA national championship.^[2]

As a junior in 2003, he was named Named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) second team and led the conference with a .483 hitting percentage. As a senior in 2004, he was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First Team All-American. He helped Long Beach State to the 2004 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 Puerto Rico, Portugal and Indonesia.^[2] He won a national championship with the Indonesian professional team.

For the 2008-09 season, he is playing with Trenkwalder Modena in Italy.

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, helping Team USA to a gold medal.

References

1. ^ Three former 49'ers to play in Olympics Long Beach State Athletics.
2. ^ ^{a b c} 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 BYU Athletic Department (May 8, 2004). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.

External links

• Bio at NBC Olympics

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