Dan Greenbaum

Daniel "Dan" Robert Greenbaum (born March 12, 1969) is an American former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and won a bronze medal.^[1][2] He was a setter.^[2]

Dan Greenbaum
Personal information
Born	Daniel Robert Greenbaum March 12, 1969 (1969-03-12) (age 55) Torrance, California, U.S.
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
College / University	University of Southern California
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Number	2
National team
1991–1995  United States
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing  United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team World Championship 1994 Greece Team FIVB World Cup 1991 Japan Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Team

Greenbaum was born in Torrance, California.^[3][4] He played college volleyball at the University of Southern California, where he was twice an All-American and helped the Trojans win NCAA Championships in 1988 and 1990.^[1][5] In 1990, he was selected to the All-Tournament Team.^[6]

Japanese V.League

Greenbaum played professionally in Japan for Team NEC in 1995–1996.^[7]

Awards

• Two-time All-American
• Two-time NCAA Champion — 1988, 1990
• All-Tournament Team — 1990
• FIVB World Cup bronze medal — 1991
• Olympic bronze medal — 1992
• FIVB World Championship bronze medal — 1994
• Pan American Games silver medal — 1995

See also

• List of select Jewish volleyball players

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dan Greenbaum". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
2. Tafur, Vittorio (July 9, 1992). "They're Bound for Barcelona in Search of the Gold : Olympics: Ivie, Samuelson and Greenbaum got their start on area high school teams. Now they have a chance to rule the volleyball world". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 29, 2023. (subscription required)
3. Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
4. Horvitz, Peter S. (April 2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes; An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. ISBN 9781561719075. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
5. Murphy, Austin (May 14, 1990). "The Trojans Were a Smash". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
6. "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
7. "Daniel Robert Greenbaum". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

External links

• Dan Greenbaum at Olympics.com
• Olympedia profile: Dan Greenbaum
• Dan Greenbaum at the Beach Volleyball Database
• USC Men's Volleyball Champions
• Volleybox.net profile