Arie Selinger

Israeli volleyball coach (born 1937)

Arie Selinger

Personal information
Born|  (1937-04-05) 5 April 1937 (age 87)
Kraków, Poland
College / University| University of Illinois (PhD in physiology of exercise)
National team
| 1975–1984
1986–1992
1992–2006|  United States
Netherlands
Japan

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Honours

Coach for women's volleyball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
|  1984 Los Angeles | Team
World Championship
| 1982 Peru |
Pan American Games
|  1983 Caracas | Team
Coach for men's volleyball
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
|  1992 Barcelona | Team
European Championship
| 1989 Sweden |
| 1991 Germany |

Arie Selinger (born 5 April 1937) is an Israeli volleyball coach and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest volleyball coaches of all time.[1] He is credited with transforming the United States women's national volleyball team into a powerhouse in the 1980s.[2]

In 1995, Selinger was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]

## Israeli national team

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Due to his athleticism and jumping ability, Selinger was on the Israel men's national volleyball team from 1954 to 1963.[1]

## Coaching

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### United States women's team

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Selinger served as the head coach of the United States women's national volleyball team from 1975 to 1984, a team that would go on to win the bronze medal in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Lima, Peru[3] and the silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1] Among those coached by Selinger was the legendary volleyball player Flo Hyman.[4]

### The Netherlands men's team

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Selinger also won the silver medal as coach for the Netherlands men's volleyball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[5]

### Japanese women's team

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Selinger coached the Japanese women's national volleyball team from 1992 to 2006.[6]

## Personal life

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Selinger was born in Poland, and during World War II was in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp from 1942 to 1945 before being liberated by Allied forces.[6]

Selinger is the father of retired Dutch volleyball player and coach Avital Selinger.[7]

## Bibliography

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* Power Volleyball (St Martin's Press, 1987)[8]

## See also

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* List of select Jewish volleyball players

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Arie Selinger". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
2. ^ Ackermann, Joan (23 July 1984). "The Waiting Is Over". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time Inc. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
3. ^ Gold, Todd (30 July 1984). "Volleyball Coach Arie Selinger Drives His Team to Distraction—or An L.A. Gold Medal". People. New York City: Time Inc. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
4. ^ "America's Power In Volleyball". The New York Times. 2 October 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 8 September 2023. (subscription required)
5. ^ "Arie Selinger". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
6. ^ a b "Dr. Arie Selinger". Jewishsports.net. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
7. ^ "Avital Selinger". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
8. ^ Selinger, Arie (1987). Power Volleyball. St Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312049157. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

## External links

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* Olympedia Profile: Arie Selinger
* International Hall of Fame Profile
* International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Profile
* Jewish Telegraphic Agency Profile
* Volleybox.net Profile

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Netherlands men's volleyball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

* 1 Teffer
* 3 Held
* 5 Boudrie
* 7 Klok
* 8 Zwerver
* 9 Avital Selinger (c)
* 10 Benne
* 11 van der Meulen
* 12 Blangé
* 13 Posthuma
* 14 van der Horst
* 15 Zoodsma
* Coach: Arie Selinger

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United States women's volleyball squad – 1984 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

* 1 Weishoff
* 2 Woodstra
* 3 Crockett
* 5 Flachmeier
* 6 Becker
* 7 Hyman
* 8 Magers
* 9 Vollertsen
* 10 Green
* 11 Ruddins
* 12 Beauprey
* 14 Chisholm
* Coach: Selinger

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Members of the Volleyball Hall of Fame

Players (men)|

* Michael O'Hara
* Rolf Engen
* Thomas Haine
* Jon Stanley
* Ron Von Hagen
* Mike Bright
* Larry Rundle
* Pedro Velasco
* Craig Buck
* Dusty Dvorak
* Steve Timmons
* James G. Wortham
* Yuri Chesnokov
* Harold Wendt
* Karch Kiraly
* Tomasz Wójtowicz
* Jungo Morita
* Sinjin Smith
* Josef Musil
* Seiji Oko
* Bernard Rajzman
* Konstantin Reva
* Ron Lang
* Stanisław Gościniak
* Bernie Holtzman
* Edward Skorek
* Bob Ctvrtlik
* Andrea Gardini
* Dimitar Zlatanov
* Andrea Giani
* Randy Stoklos
* Yuriy Poyarkov
* Ivans Bugajenkovs
* Siegfried Schneider
* Aleksandr Borisovich Savin
* Lorenzo Bernardi
* Vladimir Grbić
* Hugo Conte
* Peter Blangé
* Mike Dodd
* Maurício Lima
* Georgy Mondzolevski
* Jeff Stork
* Vyacheslav Zaytsev
* Nalbert Bitencourt
* Lloy Ball
* Renan Dal Zotto
* Emanuel Rego
* Nikola Grbić
* Ron Zwerver
* José Loiola
* Bas van de Goor
* Giba
* Boris Gyuderov
* Josef Tesař
* Zé Marco de Melo
* Sergey Tetyukhin
* Giovane Gávio
* Sérgio Santos
* Clayton Stanley
* Todd Rogers
* Ricardo Santos
* Samuele Papi

Players (women)|

* Flo Hyman
* Jane Ward
* Kathy Gregory
* Mary Jo Peppler
* Patty Dowdell
* Debbie Green-Vargas
* Patti Bright
* Paula Weishoff
* Inna Ryskal
* Takako Shirai
* Jean Gaertner
* Regla Torres
* Lang Ping
* Karolyn Kirby
* Mireya Luis
* Cecilia Tait
* Jackie Silva
* Nina Smoleyeva
* Kerri Pottharst
* Masae Kasai
* Ana Moser
* Holly McPeak
* Gabriela Pérez del Solar
* Shelda Bede
* Adriana Behar
* Magaly Carvajal
* Rita Crockett
* Lyudmila Buldakova
* Caren Kemner
* Natalie Cook
* Tara Cross-Battle
* Sandra Pires
* Rosa Salikhova
* Fofão
* Misty May-Treanor
* Danielle Scott-Arruda
* Irina Kirillova
* Yevgeniya Estes
* Valentina Ogiyenko
* Mirka Francia
* Logan Tom
* Taismary Agüero
* Fernanda Venturini
* Kerri Walsh Jennings

Coaches|

* Harry Wilson
* Doug Beal
* Edward DeGroot
* James Coleman
* Al Scates
* Marv Dunphy
* Arie Selinger
* Don Shondell
* Andy Banachowski
* Yasutaka Matsudaira
* Hirofumi Daimatsu
* Viacheslav Platonov
* Givi Akhvlediani
* Julio Velasco
* Eugenio George Lafita
* Shigeo Yamada
* Yuan Weimin
* Nikolay Karpol
* Gabriella Kotsis
* Hubert Wagner
* Joop Alberda
* Bebeto de Freitas
* Park Man-bok
* Anders Kristiansson
* Hugh McCutcheon
* Vasil Simov
* Bernardo Rezende

Officials|

* Glen Davies
* Alton Fish
* George J. Fisher
* Catalino Ignacio
* Merton H. Kennedy
* C.L. Miller
* Endre Holvay
* Paul Libaud

Leaders|

* William G. Morgan
* Harold T. Friermood
* Leonard Gibson
* George J. Fisher
* John Koch
* Robert L. Lindsey
* Albert Monaco Jr.
* Bill Baird
* Wilber H. Peck
* Dr. Endre Holvay
* Carlos Arthur Nuzman
* Sinan Erdem
* Vladimir Savvine
* Frantisek Stibitz
* Miloslav Ejem
* Jizhong Wei
* Hiroshi Toyoda
* André Meyer
* Pieter Joon
* Peter Murphy

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