Marv Dunphy To Serve U.S. Men's Volleyball Team At Olympics In Athens, Greece This Summer
5/25/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
May 25, 2004
Marv Dunphy, who guided the USA men's national volleyball team to a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics and current Pepperdine men's volleyball coach, has been selected by USA Volleyball to assist the team at the upcoming summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Team USA, the world's sixth ranked team and a three-time Olympic medalist (gold in 1984, gold in 1988, bronze in 1992), qualified for the 2004 Olympics by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico back in January.
According to head coach Doug Beal, who guided the men to Olympic gold in Los Angeles in 1984, the team is hoping to add at least one more consulting position before the Olympics begin on Aug. 13.
Dunphy will serve the United States in a scouting and advisory capacity. His experience and expertise on the international stage should be a boost to Team USA.
Dunphy had a relatively short tenure as head coach of the USA men's national volleyball team (1985-88), but his accomplishments will last a lifetime.
His teams won the gold medal at nearly every major international tournament, including the 1985 World Cup, the 1986 World Championships, the 1987 Pan American Games and the 1988 Olympics.
Dunphy also guided the United States to gold (1985) and silver (1987) medals at the NORCECA Continental Championships.
He has directed Pepperdine to three NCAA men's volleyball championships during his 20 seasons as the Waves' head coach (1978, 1985, and 1992). Last season the Waves finished the season with a record of 24-6 and were ranked No. 3 in the final poll.
Dunphy was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1994. In 1999, he was presented with the USA Volleyball All-Time Great Volleyball Coach Award in the Contemporary Division. That same year, Dunphy's 1988 gold-medal winning Olympic Team was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame "Court of Honor."
