David Lee (volleyball)

American volleyball player (born 1982)

David Lee

Lee in 2015

Personal information
Full name| David Cameron Lee
Born|  (1982-03-08) March 8, 1982 (age 43)
Alpine, California, U.S.
Height| 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight| 231 lb (105 kg)
Spike| 140 in (350 cm)
Block| 128 in (325 cm)
College / University| Long Beach State
Coaching information
| Previous teams coached

Years| Teams
2022–present| Bengaluru Torpedoes (Head coach)
Volleyball information
Position| Middle blocker
Current club| Bengaluru Torpedoes
Career
| Years| Teams

|

2001–2004
2004
2004–2005
2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018
2019
2019–2022
| Long Beach State 49ers
Caribes de San Sebastián
Castelo da Maia
Jakarta BNI 46
Rennes Volley 35
Halkbank Ankara
Trenkwalder Modena
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
VC Dynamo Moscow
VC Kuzbass Kemerovo
Al Rayyan
VC Zenit Kazan
Fudan University Shanghai
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
PAOK Thessaloniki
Ziraat Bankası Ankara
Orange County Stunners
UPCN Vóley Club
Kochi Blue Spikers
Calicut Heroes

National team
| 2003–2016|  United States

|

Honours

Olympic Games
| 2008 Beijing | Team
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team
World Cup
| 2015 Japan |
World League
| 2008 Rio de Janeiro |
| 2014 Florence |
| 2007 Katowice |
| 2015 Rio de Janeiro |
NORCECA Championship
| 2007 Anaheim |
| 2013 Langley |
| 2009 Bayamón |
| 2011 Mayaguez |
Pan American Games
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Team
NORCECA Champions Cup
| 2015 Detroit |

Last updated: 28 April 2021

David Cameron Lee (born March 8, 1982) is an American volleyball player, currently working as the head coach for Indian Club, Bengaluru Torpedoes. As a member of the United States men's national volleyball team, he is an Olympic Champion at the 2008 Summer Olympics, an Olympic bronze medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a three-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016).[1] He is also a two-time NORCECA Champion (2007, 2013), a gold medalist at the 2015 World Cup, and a gold medalist of the World League (2008, 2014).

## Early life

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Lee was born in Alpine, California. He attended Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, California, where he graduated in 2000.[2]

## College

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As a junior at Long Beach State in 2003, he was named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) second team and led the conference with a .483 hitting percentage. As a senior in 2004, he was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First Team All-American. He helped Long Beach State to the 2004 NCAA championship match, where they lost to BYU in the longest championship match in NCAA men's volleyball history. Long Beach State held two championship points, but did not convert and lost 3-2, 19-17 in the fifth game.[3]

## International

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### Professional

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Lee has played professionally in Greece, Russia, Italy, France, Puerto Rico, Portugal and Indonesia.[2] He has won national championships in Indonesia and Greece.

For the 2015-16 season, he was playing for P.A.O.K. V.C. in Thessaloniki Greece.

### U.S. national team

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Lee joined the U.S. national team in 2005. He became a part-time starter in 2007, splitting time with Tom Hoff and finishing the season second on the team in blocks. Lee was the team's second-leading blocker and third overall at the 2007 World Cup, where the U.S. finished fourth.

#### Olympics

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Lee made his Olympic debut with the U.S. national team in 2008 in Beijing, China, helping Team USA win the gold medal. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and finished in 5th place with the U.S. team. He went on to compete at his third Olympics in 2016 in Rio, and won the bronze medal with his U.S. teammates.

## Awards

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### Clubs

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* 2011-12 CEV Men's Cup –  Champion, with Dynamo Moscow
* 2015-16 Greek Volleyball League \-  Champion, with P.A.O.K. V.C.
* 2017-18 Liga de Voleibol Argentina –  Champion, with UPCN Vóley

### National team

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#### Senior team

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* 2005 America's Cup,  Gold medal
* 2005 NORCECA Championship,  Gold medal
* 2007 FIVB World League,  Bronze medal
* 2007 NORCECA Championship,  Gold medal
* 2008 FIVB World League,  Gold medal
* 2008 Summer Olympics,  Gold medal
* 2009 NORCECA Championship,  Silver medal
* 2011 NORCECA Championship,  Silver medal
* 2013 NORCECA Championship,  Gold medal
* 2015 FIVB World League
* 2015 FIVB World Cup
* 2016 Olympic Games

### Individual

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* 2011 NORCECA Volleyball Championship "Best Blocker"
* 2014 World League "Best Middle Blocker"

## References

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1. ^ David Cameron Lee Team USA
2. ^ a b Evans, B. J. David Lee making a name for himself. USA Volleyball (June 8, 2008). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.
3. ^ Reynolds, Jeff; Kauffman, Bill. BYU wins National Championship Archived October 19, 2004, at the Wayback Machine BYU Athletic Department (May 8, 2004). Retrieved on August 18, 2008.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Lee (volleyball).

* David Lee at Team USA (archived)

Awards

Preceded by

Nikolay Apalikov

|  Best Blocker of
CEV Champions League
2012/2013 | Succeeded by

Dmitriy Muserskiy

Preceded by

Dmitriy Muserskiy
Emanuele Birarelli

|  Best Middle Blocker of
FIVB World League
2014
ex aequo  Lucas Saatkamp | Succeeded by

Maxwell Holt
Srećko Lisinac

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United States men's volleyball squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medal

* 1 Ball
* 2 Rooney
* 4 Lee
* 5 Lambourne
* 8 Priddy
* 9 Millar
* 10 Salmon
* 12 Hoff (C)
* 13 Stanley
* 14 Hansen
* 15 Gardner
* 18 Touzinsky
* Coach: McCutcheon

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* e

United States men's volleyball squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 5th place

* 1 Anderson
* 2 Rooney
* 4 Lee
* 5 Lambourne
* 6 Lotman
* 7 Suxho
* 8 Priddy
* 11 Thornton
* 12 Holmes
* 13 Stanley
* 16 McKienzie
* 20 Smith
* Coach: Knipe

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* e

United States squad – 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup – Gold medal

* 1 Anderson
* 2 Russell
* 3 Sander
* 4 Lee
* 6 Lotman
* 7 K. Shoji
* 9 Troy
* 11 Christenson
* 15 Holmes
* 16 Jablonsky
* 17 Holt
* 18 Smith
* 19 Watten
* 21 E. Shoji
* Coach: Speraw

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* t
* e

United States men's volleyball squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal

* 1 Anderson
* 2 Russell
* 3 Sander
* 4 Lee
* 7 Shoji K.
* 8 Priddy
* 9 Troy
* 10 Jaeschke
* 11 Christenson
* 17 Holt
* 20 Smith
* 21 Shoji E.
* Coach: Speraw

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* e

2008 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (men's beach, women's beach and men's indoor - gold medals, women's indoor - silver medal)

Qualification|

* Men's indoor
* Women's indoor

Men's indoor|

* Lloy Ball
* Sean Rooney
* David Lee
* Richard Lambourne
* Reid Priddy
* Ryan Millar
* Riley Salmon
* Tom Hoff
* Clay Stanley
* Kevin Hansen
* Gabriel Gardner
* Scott Touzinsky

Women's indoor|

* Ogonna Nnamani
* Danielle Scott-Arruda
* Tayyiba Haneef-Park
* Lindsey Berg
* Stacy Sykora
* Nicole Davis
* Heather Bown
* Jennifer Joines
* Kim Glass
* Robyn Ah Mow-Santos
* Kim Willoughby
* Logan Tom

Men's beach|

* Phil Dalhausser
* Todd Rogers
* Jake Gibb
* Sean Rosenthal

Women's beach|

* Nicole Branagh
* Elaine Youngs
* Misty May-Treanor
* Kerri Walsh Jennings

Coaches|

* Hugh McCutcheon
* Lang Ping

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2012 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (women's indoor – silver medal, women's beach – gold & silver)

Qualification|

* Men's indoor
* Women's indoor

Men's indoor|

* Matt Anderson
* Sean Rooney
* David Lee
* Richard Lambourne
* Paul Lotman
* Donald Suxho
* Reid Priddy
* Brian Thornton
* Russell Holmes
* Clayton Stanley
* David McKienzie
* David Smith

Women's indoor|

* Danielle Scott-Arruda
* Tayyiba Haneef-Park
* Lindsey Berg
* Tamari Miyashiro
* Nicole Davis
* Jordan Larson
* Megan Hodge
* Christa Harmotto
* Logan Tom
* Foluke Akinradewo
* Courtney Thompson
* Destinee Hooker

Men's beach|

* Phil Dalhausser
* Todd Rogers
* Jake Gibb
* Sean Rosenthal

Women's beach|

* Jennifer Kessy
* April Ross
* Misty May-Treanor
* Kerri Walsh Jennings

Coaches|

* Alan Knipe
* Hugh McCutcheon

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* e

2016 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (men's indoor – bronze medal, women's indoor – bronze, women's beach – bronze)

Qualification|

* Men's indoor
* Women's indoor

Men's indoor|

* Matt Anderson
* Aaron Russell
* Taylor Sander
* David Lee
* Kawika Shoji
* William Priddy
* Murphy Troy
* Thomas Jaeschke
* Micah Christenson
* Maxwell Holt
* David Smith
* Erik Shoji

Women's indoor|

* Alisha Glass
* Kayla Banwarth
* Courtney Thompson
* Rachael Adams
* Carli Lloyd
* Jordan Larson
* Kelly Murphy
* Christa Harmotto
* Kimberly Hill
* Foluke Akinradewo
* Kelsey Robinson
* Karsta Lowe

Men's beach|

* Phil Dalhausser
* Nick Lucena
* Jake Gibb
* Casey Patterson

Women's beach|

* April Ross
* Kerri Walsh Jennings
* Brooke Sweat
* Lauren Fendrick

Coaches|

* John Speraw
* Karch Kiraly

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