Karch Kiraly
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| Full name | Charles Frederick Kiraly | ||||||
| Nickname | Karch | ||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||
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November 3, 1960 Jackson, Michigan |
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| Hometown | San Clemente, California, United States | ||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||
| College(s) | UCLA | ||||||
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Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiraly (/ˈkɑːrtʃ kɪˈraɪ/) (born November 3, 1960) is an American volleyball player, coach and broadcast announcer. He is the only player (man or woman) to have won Olympic gold medals in both volleyball categories: beach and indoor. He played college volleyball for the UCLA Bruins and won three national championships under head coach Al Scates.
Kiraly is currently the coach of the United States women's national volleyball team.
Kiraly grew up in Santa Barbara, California. He began playing volleyball at age six with encouragement from his father, Dr. Laszlo Kiraly, who had been a member of the Hungarian Junior National team prior to fleeing the country during the Hungarian national uprising of 1956. At age 11, Kiraly entered his first beach volleyball tournament paired with his father.
Kiraly attended Santa Barbara High School, where he was a member of the boys' varsity volleyball team. His father played a key role in creating the boys' volleyball program at the school. The Dons of Santa Barbara made it to the championship game twice during Kiraly's high school years, reaching the finals his sophomore year before losing in the championship match to San Clemente High School in 1976. In his senior year Kiraly's high school team went undefeated, winning CIF SS by defeating Laguna Beach High School in the title game in 1978, and Kiraly was voted Sectional Player of the Year. During his high school years, Kiraly was invited to join the Junior National Team, on which he competed for three years. Kiraly has credited his high school coach, Rick Olmstead, for teaching him the value of hard work and dedication.
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