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| Full name | Michael Dodd | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 20, 1957 (1957-08-20) (age 67) Manhattan Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| College / University | San Diego State University | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Dodd (born August 20, 1957) is an American retired professionalbeach volleyball player who attendedSan Diego State University. With his partnerMike Whitmarsh, he won the silver medal in the men's inaugural beach volleyball tournament at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta. Since winning silver in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he has worked the Olympic Games of 2000 as a beach analyst and 2004 as an indoor analyst for NBC. In 2008, Dodd coachedAVP stars Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal in the Beijing Olympics. Dodd also captained Team USA to a win over Brazil's best players in the inaugural AVP World Challenge in 2009.
Born and raised inManhattan Beach, California and aMira Costa High School alumnus,[1] Dodd won fiveManhattan Open titles. In 2009, he became the first person to coach the men's and women's champions of the same Manhattan Open (Jake Gibb andSean Rosenthal, andNicole Branagh andElaine Youngs). Dodd was named AVP Sportsman of the Year in 1994 and 1996 and AVP Most Inspirational Player three times in a row from 1995 to 1997. Since earning his AAA volleyball rating at age 16, Dodd has represented theUnited States men's national volleyball team and played professionally in Italy, in addition to his AVP career as a player and coach. He is in the California Beach Volleyball Association Hall of Fame. In 2012, Dodd was inducted into theInternational Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]
One of beach volleyball's all-time greats, Dodd won 75 titles in his illustrious 18-year career and a silver medal in the first Olympics to feature beach volleyball. He also played basketball while at San Diego State for four years; in fact, he was drafted by the hometownSan Diego Clippers in1979 (9th round, 176th overall pick), but ultimately decided that playing competitive volleyball was his calling because basketball is too physical for him.[3]
1996 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (Men's beach - Gold & Silver medals) | ||
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