Mike Lambert
RESIDENCE
Kane‘ohe
HAWAI'I CONNECTION
’92 Punahou
SPORT
USA Men’s volleyball
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
6 feet 6, 205 pounds
POSITION
Outside hitter
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- • Joined national program at outside hitter in 1995
- • First in kills on last year’s national team, second in 1998
- • Hit .460 in leading the U.S. to 1999 NORCECA Zone Championship
- • Led Team USA in kills at 1996 Olympics
- • Returned to Stanford in 1997 to finish his degree in American Studies and help the Cardinal to its only NCAA men’s volleyball championship
- • Three-time All-American at Stanford, where he finished his career ranked No. 2 in kills and aces and No. 3 in blocks
PREVIOUS OLYMPICS
1996
COMPETITION
at Sydney Entertainment Centre, unless noted.
- • Sept. 16 vs. Argentina
- • Sept. 18 vs. Russia
- • Sept. 20 vs. Yugoslavia (Buring Pavilion)
- • Sept. 22 vs. South Korea
- • Sept. 24 vs. Italy
- • Sept. 26 quarterfinals
- • Sept. 27 classifications (Buring Pavilion)
- • Sept. 28 classifications and semifinals
- • Sept. 30 medal matches
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Dae Sung Lee
RESIDENCE
Honolulu
HAWAI'I CONNECTION
’77 Moanalua
SPORT
USA taekwondo coach
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- • Began taekwondo at age 11 in Seoul, South Korea, with instructor Sang Chul Lee. Holds a sixth-degree black belt.
- • 10-time national team member
- • Undefeated in U.S. competition for 10 years. Nine-time gold medalist at U.S. National Taekwondo Championships, four-time gold medalist at Pan American Games
- • International referee since 1989
- • Coached at U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs from 1988-93
- • Opened U.S. Taekwondo Center in Honolulu in 1993
PREVIOUS OLYMPICS
Assistant coach in 1988 and 1992, when taekwondo was exhibition sport
COMPETITION
at State Sports Centre
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