Gabriel Gardner

Gabriel Bryan Gardner (born March 18, 1976) is an American professional volleyball player. He is a two-time Olympian, having played at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics with the U.S. national team.

Gabe Gardner
Personal information
Born	Gabriel Bryan Gardner March 18, 1976 (1976-03-18) (age 49) San Diego, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 9 in (206 cm)
College / University	University of Southern California, Stanford University
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
National team
United States
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team competition FIVB World League 2008 Rio de Janeiro Team competition 2007 Katowice Team competition

Gardner graduated from San Clemente High School, where he went on to the University of Southern California, playing for the USC Trojans volleyball team in 1996–97. He then transferred to Stanford University, where due to NCAA transfer rules he sat out the 1998 season before playing for the Cardinal in 1999. Gardner also played water polo as a goalie in addition to being an accomplished volleyball player at the high school level.^[1][2] He is married to Olympic bronze medalist Lauren McFall Gardner, who was the team captain of the 2004 Olympic synchronized swimming team.