Jon Root
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| Nickname | Jon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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]
College[edit]
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]
Coaching[edit]
Root has coached the Red Rock Volleyball Club in Redwood City, California.[1]
Awards[edit]
- Three-time AVCA All-American
- Pan American Games gold medal 1987
- Olympic gold medal 1988
- Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame 2002
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Jon Root". Olympedia. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Volleyball National Honors and Awards". Gostanford.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Jon Root". Stanford University Athletics. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Olympedia Profile: Jon Root
- Jonathan Edward Root at Olympics.com
- Volleybox.net Profile
- Jon Root at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Jon Root at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- American men's volleyball players
- Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in volleyball