us won its first gold medal in volleyball in 1984.
us won its first gold medal in volleyball in 1984.
when did the us win its first gold medal in volleyball?
1984
bullet::::- dain blanton – olympian 2000, gold medal beach volleyball









































bullet::::- jason derek brown – one of fbi ten most wanted fugitives









































bullet::::- annika dries – olympian 2012, gold medal women's water polo









































bullet::::- dusty dvorak – olympian 1984, gold medal indoor volleyball









































bullet::::- aria fischer - olympian 2016, gold medal women's water polo









































bullet::::- makenzie fischer - olympian 2016, gold medal women's water polo









































bullet::::- scott fortune – olympian 1988, gold medal indoor volleyball, 1992 bronze medal, 1996 olympian









































bullet::::- david folkenflik – media correspondent, national public radio









































bullet::::- taylor hawkins – drummer, member of the foo fighters
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volleyball is one of the sports that is played at the summer olympic games in two disciplines: the traditional six-per-side indoor game, and the newer game of beach volleyball. indoor volleyball was added to the olympic programme in 1957 at the 53rd session of the international olympic committee (ioc) in sofia, bulgaria, and the first competitions were held at the 1964 summer olympics in tokyo. the soviet union won a medal in both the men's and women's competition at the first five olympics that included volleyball, including the men's gold medal in tokyo. the japanese women's team won the gold at the inaugural olympic volleyball competition, and the silver at the following two games. the montreal games of 1976 saw the polish men win the nation's only gold medal in the sport, after the women had won bronze in 1964 and 1968. at the 1980 moscow olympics, the hosts won gold in both competitions. the bulgarian team won their only two volleyball medals in moscow, a silver and a bronze in the men's and women's tournament, respectively. the united states won its first medals in volleyball at the los angeles games: a gold in the men's competition, and a silver in the women's. the people's republic of china won the gold medal in the women's competition in los angeles, their first time participating in an olympic volleyball competition. the united states successfully defended their men's gold medal at the 1988 summer olympics in seoul, and peru won their only medal in volleyball, a silver in the women's competition. the soviet union won a silver medal in the men's competition and a gold in the women's at what would be their final olympics. following the 1990–91 breakup of the soviet union, 12 of the 15 newly independent countries competed together as the unified team in barcelona. in the women's competition, the unified team won the silver medal, and cuba won their first of three consecutive gold medals. in the men's competition, brazil won its first gold medal, and the netherlands its first overall medal in the sport.
list of olympic medalists in volleyball