Tayyiba Haneef

Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Personal information
Full name	Tayyiba Mumtaz Haneef-Park
Born	(1979-03-23) March 23, 1979 (age 38) Laguna Hills, California, United States
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Spike	328 cm (129 in)
Block	312 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Career
Years Teams 1998–2001 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2010–2012 Long Beach State USA National Team PV Reggio Emilia USA National Team Takefuji Bamboo USA National Team Dinamo Kazan Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Pioneer Red Wings Igtisadchi Baku
National team
2001–2012 United States
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team World Championship 2002 Germany Team FIVB World Cup 2011 Japan Team 2003 Japan Team 2007 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix 2012 Ningbo Team 2003 Andria Team 2004 Reggio Calabria Team Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team NORCECA Championship 2005 Port of Spain 2007 Winnipeg

Tayyiba Mumtaz Haneef-Park (born March 23, 1979) is a retired American indoor volleyball player. She played at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where the team finished in 5th place. Haneef-Park also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she won a silver medal with team USA. After her pregnancy in 2010, she returned to Team USA to repeat their silver medal performance at the 2012 London Olympics. Both times USA lost to Brazil.

Haneef-Park was born in Upland, California, to Mobarik and Patricia Haneef. She grew up in Laguna Hills, California, and attended Laguna Hills High School from 1993–1997 where she led the Hawks to the 1997 DII title and was named the California Athlete of the Year and was the Pacific Coast MVP. She also participated in track and field, winning the CIF California State Meet in the high jump in 1997.

Her name, Tayyiba, is Arabic. Her father's family is Muslim, but she is not.

Her cousin, Tari Phillips, is a former WNBA player currently playing basketball in Italy.

Haneef-Park, who married U.S. Air Force pilot Anthony Park in May 2007, announced her pregnancy on August 21, 2009, through Facebook. The baby was due in March 2010. She resumed training with the U.S. national team in the summer of 2010.

In 2009, Haneef-Park joined Jennifer Joines Tamas appearing on Dr. Phil discussing their exceptional height. Haneef-Park is the third tallest Olympic volleyball player, marginally behind two Russian players.

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