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| Full name | Aldis Imants Berzins | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 3, 1956 (age 67) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Ohio State University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Aldis Imants Bērziņš (born October 3, 1956) is a Latvian-American former volleyball player who was a member of the United States national team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
College
Bērziņš was a star outside hitter on the Ohio State volleyball team.[2] He played with future Olympic teammates Rich Duwelius and Marc Waldie at Ohio State.[2] In those years, he led the Buckeyes to four straight Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) championships and four appearances in the NCAA Final Four.[2] He graduated from Ohio State in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in astronomy.[2]
Bērziņš was inducted into the Ohio State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.[2]
Awards
- Three-time All-MIVA first-team selection
- Olympic gold medal 1984
- FIVB World Cup gold medal 1985
- FIVB World Cup All-Tournament selection 1985
- Ohio State University Athletics Hall of Fame 2002
Coaching
Bērziņš has been head coach of the men's volleyball program at Stevenson University since October 2016.[3]
Personal life
Bērziņš has worked as the Director of Information Technology for the Special Olympics.[1]
Bērziņš and his wife, Mara, have three sons, Kris, Mik, and Dainis, all of whom have played volleyball.[3] Mik was on the first NCAA National Championship team for Ohio State in 2011, and Dainis was on the National Championship team of Loyola University Chicago in 2014.[3] Kris played volleyball professionally in Europe.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Aldis Berzins". Olympedia. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 HAIRE.14@OSU.EDU (August 10, 2012). "Gold-en Days of Summer Olympics Past – Part 5". Library.osu.edu. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 3 4 "Aldis Berzins". Gomustangsports.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
External links
- Aldis Berzins at Olympedia
- Aldis Berzins at Olympics.com
- Volleybox.net Profile
- Aldis Berzins at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Aldis Berzins at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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