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Karch Kiraly

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Karch Kiraly

United States · 1981–2007

Olympic gold indoors and on sand — the only player to do both.

3
Olympic golds
148
Beach tournament wins
1
World titles (player)
2
Disciplines won

Career

Kiraly won indoor Olympic gold in 1984 and 1988, then switched to the beach and won again in 1996 when the discipline debuted. He is the only person to have won Olympic titles in both versions of the sport, and later coached the United States women to a world title.

Honours

  • Olympic indoor gold in 1984 and 1988
  • Olympic beach volleyball gold in 1996
  • 148 career beach tournament victories
  • Coached the USA women to Olympic gold in 2020

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