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Full name | Michael Allen Lambert | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Honolulu, Hawaii | April 14, 1974|||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Spike | 140 in (356 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Block | 127 in (323 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
College / University | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||
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Position | Opposite | |||||||||||||||||
Number | 14 (1996) 3 (2000) | |||||||||||||||||
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Michael Allen Lambert (born April 14, 1974, in Kaneohe, Hawaii)[1] is an American former volleyball player who is a two-time Olympian with the United States national volleyball team. His team finished ninth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics and eleventh at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]
High school
Lambert went to Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii along with Stein Metzger.[3] His subsequent partnership with Metzger in the AVP resulted in nine titles.[1]
College
Lambert played volleyball at Stanford University. He and fellow AVP player Matt Fuerbringer were members of the 1997 NCAA Championship team for volleyball.[4] He was the Most Outstanding Player of the 1997 NCAA Championship tournament.[5] He was also a three-time All-American.[4] Lambert graduated from Stanford in 1997 with a degree in political science.[4]
Beach volleyball
In 2004, Lambert was selected as the AVP Most Valuable Player, the AVP Best Offensive Player, and part of the AVP Team of the Year with partner Karch Kiraly.[1] In his career, Lambert won 16 tournaments and $520,000 in prizes playing beach volleyball.[1]
In 2018, Lambert was inducted to the California Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame.[6]
Personal life
Lambert lives in Costa Mesa, California with his wife, Deborah, and their two children Jack and Sveva.[1]
Awards
- Three-time All-American
- NCAA Champion 1997
- NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player 1997
- AVP Most Valuable Player 2004
- AVP Best Offensive Player 2004
- AVP Team of the Year 2004
- California Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame 2018
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mike Lambert". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Olympic results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Stein Metzger (1991)". Punahou School. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Mike Lambert". Association of Volleyball Professionals. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Lambert". California Beach Volleyball Association. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
External links
- 1974 births
- Living people
- American men's volleyball players
- P.A.O.K. V.C. players
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for the United States
- Punahou School alumni
- Volleyball players from Honolulu
- Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball players