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Nickname | Jon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jonathan Edward Root July 10, 1964 (age 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker / Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonathan Edward "Jon" Root (born July 10, 1964) is an American former volleyball player. He was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. [1]
Root also helped the national team win the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, Indiana. [1]
Root played college volleyball for Stanford University, where he was a three-time AVCA All-American. [2] [1] He graduated from Stanford in 1986. [3]
In 2002, Root was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame. [3]
Root has coached the Red Rock Volleyball Club in Redwood City, California. [1]
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Jon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jonathan Edward Root July 10, 1964 (age 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||
Volleyball information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Middle blocker / Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Jonathan Edward "Jon" Root (born July 10, 1964) is an American former volleyball player. He was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. [1]
Root also helped the national team win the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, Indiana. [1]
Root played college volleyball for Stanford University, where he was a three-time AVCA All-American. [2] [1] He graduated from Stanford in 1986. [3]
In 2002, Root was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame. [3]
Root has coached the Red Rock Volleyball Club in Redwood City, California. [1]