- Phil Dalhausser
Beach Volleyball player infobox
caption= Phil Dalhausser in 2007.
fullname= Philip "Phil" Peter Dalhausser
nickname= The Thin Beast
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1980|01|26
cityofbirth= Baden,Aargau
countryofbirth=Switzerland
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hometown=flagicon|USAOrmond Beach, Florida
homecountry=USA
height= convert|206|cm|ftin|abbr=on
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currentteammate=Todd Rogers
currentyears=2005-present
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medaltemplates=MedalSport | Men'sBeach volleyball Philip "Phil" Peter Dalhausser (born
January 26 1980 ) is an American professionalbeach volleyball player. He and his partner,Todd Rogers , are the 2007 AVP Tour champions and the reigning FIVB world champions.Dalhausser and Rogers are also the gold medalists in beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
Dalhausser was born in Baden,
Aargau ,Switzerland to a German father, Peter and a Swiss mother, Marianne. His brother, Mark, is now living in Buenos Aires with Megan Lafferty. He now calls his hometownOrmond Beach, Florida . He attendedMainland High School inDaytona Beach, Florida .He attended the
University of Central Florida and joined Lambda Chi Alpha, where he was named "Most Valuable Player" and received the William G. Morgan Award for most outstanding player. He earned a business degree at UCF and played for the club volleyball team." [http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/genrel/dalhausser_phil00.html Bio: Phil Dalhausser] " UCF.] After college, he worked for a concrete company and then worked a short time for a firm that painted stripes on Florida highways.Dalhausser previously lived in
Ventura, California . He currently resides inSanta Barbara, California .Beach volleyball career
AVP
Dalhausser has previously teamed up with
Nick Lucena .At 6'9" (206cm), Dalhausser led the 2005 AVP tour in blocks and was sixth in kill percentage.
In 2006, Dalhausser teamed up with
Todd Rogers . Rogers, an 11 years veteran of professional beach volleyball, thought he needed someone to help him get to the next level and believed Dalhausser had the potential to become the best player in the world. Rogers plays two roles, both partner and coach to Dalhausser.NBC . [http://www.nbcolympics.com/beachvolleyball/blogs/blog=beachvolleyballblog/postid=246694.html#u+s+becoming+maywalsh+like Dalhausser, Rogers becoming May/Walsh like] ]In 2007, Dalhausser and Rogers won the
FIVB World Championships in Gstaad, Switzerland becoming the first U.S. beach team to win the gold medal at the tournament.Olympics
Dalhausser qualified for the Beijing
2008 Summer Olympics to represent theUnited States with his teammateTodd Rogers by being the top seeded American team through the international qualification process.Dalhausser and Rogers had a record of 6–1 in their first Olympics, being upset in their opening match by 23rd-ranked Latvia. [Evans, B.J. " [http://volleyball.teamusa.org/news/article/3617 Dalhausser, Rogers upset by Latvian duo] " "USA Volleyball". (Retrieved on
August 25 ,2008 )] They proceeded to win the rest of their games, coming back from 6-0 in the third set to beat 20th-seeded Switzerland.Dalhausser and Rogers won the gold medal match two sets to one against
Marcio Araujo andFabio Luiz Magalhães ofBrazil . Newly crowned women's beach volleyball champions and compatriotsMisty May-Treanor andKerri Walsh were watching from the the stands in the final. Dalhausser made nine blocks in the championship match, with five came in the deciding third set, putting the US up to a 9-1 lead and eventually winning it 15-4. Dalhausser was named tournament MVP. This made the United States the only country to win gold medals in men's and women's beach volleyball at the same Olympics.References
External links
* [http://web.avp.com/players/profile.jsp?id=5214 AVP Profile]
* [http://volleyball.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/1003 Bio at USAvolleyball.org]
* [http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=5214 Profile] at theBeach Volleyball Database
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