Ryan Millar

For the Scottish soccer player, see Ryan Millar (footballer). For the English rugby league player, see Ryan Millar (rugby league). For other people with a similar name, see Ryan Miller.

Ryan Madsen Millar (born 22 January 1978) is an American former volleyball player. He was a member of United States national volleyball team from 1998 to 2008, and is a three-time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008). He won a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and is a three-time NORCECA Champion.

Ryan Millar
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Madsen Millar
Born	(1978-01-22) January 22, 1978 San Dimas, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.04 m)
Weight	216 lb (98 kg)
Spike	139 in (354 cm)
Block	128 in (326 cm)
College / University	Brigham Young University
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Number	9
Career
Years Teams 2000–2001 2001–2005 2005–2006 2007–2008 2008–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 Volley Forlì Gabeca Montichiari Itas Diatec Trentino Sparkling Milano İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Asseco Resovia Rzeszów Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
National team
1998–2008 United States
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team World League 2008 Rio 2007 Katowice NORCECA Championship 2003 Culiacan 2005 Winnipeg 2007 Anaheim America's Cup 2007 Manaus 1999 Tampa 2000 São Bernardo Pan American Cup 2006 Mexico
Last updated: February 21, 2017

Personal life

Millar was born in San Dimas, California. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2001.

Career

Millar played volleyball at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, from 1996-1999.

In 1996, he was named the Volleyball Magazine National Freshman of the Year and was a Third-Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). In 1999, he was named the MPSF Player of the Year and was a First Team American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American. In 1998, he finished second in the nation in blocks per game (2.02) en route to repeating as a First Team All-American. In 1999, he capped off his successful career by leading BYU to the program's first ever NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship and was once again a First Team All-American as he ranked first in the country in hitting percentage (.498) and blocks per game (2.14)

In July 2006, Millar was named as an assistant coach for the BYU men's volleyball team under Head Coach Tom Peterson. In August 2006, Millar was named co-interim head coach of the BYU men's volleyball team after Peterson's sudden resignation.

He has played at the 2000 Olympics, 2004 Olympics and the 2008 Olympics. In 2000, the U.S. men had a disappointing Olympic tournament, failing to win a single match. At Athens, Millar helped the U.S. men finished fourth overall. During the Olympics, he ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 70 points on 53 kills, and 16 blocks. In 2008, Millar helped Team USA to the gold medal.

Achievements

Clubs

National championships

• 2010/2011 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
• 2011/2012 Russian Cup, with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
• 2011/2012 Russian Championship, with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk

Individual

• 2005 NORCECA Championship - Best Blocker
• 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup - Best Blocker
• 2007 USA Volleyball - Indoor Player of the Year

External links

• Ryan Millar at Olympics.com
• Ryan Millar at Team USA (archived)
• Volleybox.net profile