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Full name | Aldis Imants Berzins | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | October 3, 1956 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | (age 67)||||||||||||||||||||
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 in Los Angeles. [1] He also won a gold medal at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan, where he was selected as the best digger. [2]
Bērziņš was a star outside hitter on the Ohio State volleyball team. [3] He played with future Olympic teammates Rich Duwelius and Marc Waldie at Ohio State. [3] In those years, he led the Buckeyes to four straight Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) championships and four appearances in the NCAA Final Four. [3] He graduated from Ohio State in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in astronomy. [3]
Bērziņš was inducted into the Ohio State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002. [3]
Bērziņš has been head coach of the men's volleyball program at Stevenson University since October 2016. [4]
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. [4] 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. [4] Kris played volleyball professionally in Europe. [4]
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