Gabriel Gardner

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Gabe Gardner
Personal information
BornGabriel Bryan Gardner
March 18, 1976 (1976-03-18) (age 50)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 9 in (206 cm)
College / UniversityUniversity of Southern California, Stanford University
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
National team
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing the File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
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Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team competition
FIVB World League
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Katowice Team competition

Gabriel Bryan Gardner (born March 18, 1976) is an American professional volleyball player. He is a two-time Olympian, having played at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics with the U.S. national team.

Gardner graduated from San Clemente High School, where he went on to the University of Southern California, playing for the USC Trojans volleyball team in 1996–97. He then transferred to Stanford University, where due to NCAA transfer rules he sat out the 1998 season before playing for the Cardinal in 1999. Gardner also played water polo as a goalie in addition to being an accomplished volleyball player at the high school level.[1][2] He is married to Olympic bronze medalist Lauren McFall Gardner, who was the team captain of the 2004 Olympic synchronized swimming team.

References

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  1. ^ USC Olympians: 1904-2008 Archived 2018-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, accessed August 26, 2008.
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., GabeGardner.com, accessed August 26, 2008.
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