Douglas Partie

Robert Douglas "Doug" Partie (born October 21, 1961) is an American former volleyball player who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.^[1][2][3] Four years later in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he won the bronze medal with the national team.^[1][4]

Doug Partie
Personal information
Born	Robert Douglas Partie October 21, 1961 (1961-10-21) (age 63) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
College / University	University of California, Los Angeles
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Number	5 (1988) 15 (1992)
National team
1985–1992  United States
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team 1992 Barcelona Team World Championship 1986 France Team FIVB World Cup 1985 Japan 1991 Japan Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Team

Partie helped the United States win the 1985 FIVB World Cup, the 1986 FIVB World Championship, and the 1987 Pan American Games.^[1]

College

Partie played volleyball at UCLA and was a three-time All-American.^[1] He helped the Bruins win four straight NCAA Championships from 1981 to 1984.^[1] He was selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team in 1982, 1983, and 1984.^[5]

Partie was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1997.^[6]

Awards

• Three-time All-American
• Four-time NCAA Champion — 1981–1984
• Three-time All-Tournament Team — 1982, 1983, 1984
• FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1985
• Goodwill Games silver medal — 1986
• FIVB World Championship gold medal — 1986
• Pan American Games gold medal — 1987
• Olympic gold medal — 1988
• FIVB World Cup bronze medal — 1991
• Olympic bronze medal — 1992
• UCLA Hall of Fame — 1997