Mark Williams (volleyball)
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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1979 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Mark Williams (born 27 March 1979) is an American volleyball and beach volleyball player.[1]
Williams was born in Sydney but moved to the United States when he was nine years old. In 1999, while he was at UCLA, Williams trained with the Australian national indoor team.[2] At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, was a libero of the squad which placed eighth among 12 participating teams.[3]
In 1998 he made his debut in beach volleyball with Larry Witt where they competed in Hermosa Beach. After graduating in 2001, he played in five AVP events that year with several partners.[4]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Williams qualified for the beach volleyball tournament alongside Julien Prosser after competing in the FIVB Tour during the 2003 season.[4] They finished in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match to fifth-seeded team Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel from Switzerland.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Williams". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Player Bio: Mark Williams". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Australia Volleyball at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Sports Reference LCC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Mark Williams – Bio Bits". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Prosser, Williams miss beach volleyball bronze". ABC Online. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
External links
[edit]- Mark Williams at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Mark Williams at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Mark Williams at Olympedia
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Australian men's volleyball players
- Australian men's beach volleyball players
- American men's beach volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for Australia
- Olympic beach volleyball players for Australia
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- 21st-century American sportsmen