Richard Lloyd Duwelius (born November 23, 1954) is an 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]
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| Born | Richard Lloyd Duwelius November 23, 1954 (age 69) Benton, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| College / University | Ohio State University | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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College
editDuwelius played volleyball at Ohio State University with future Olympic teammates Marc Waldie and Aldis Berzins, including at the 1977 NCAA Championship.[2] Duwelius graduated from Ohio State in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.[2]
Coaching
editDuwelius was a volleyball coach at Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut, and the Coast Guard Academy, also in New London.[1]
Duwelius is now the head coach of the Ledyard High School girls' volleyball team, in Ledyard, Connecticut.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Rich Duwelius". Olympedia. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ a b 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) - ^ Rosano, Paul (October 31, 2013). "Ledyard continues to excel in Connecticut girls volleyball". Maxpreps. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.