David Cameron Lee (born March 8, 1982) is an American volleyball player, currently working as the technical director for Indian Club, Bengaluru Torpedoes. As a member of the United States men's national volleyball team, he is an Olympic Champion at the 2008 Summer Olympics, an Olympic bronze medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a three-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016).[1] He is also a two-time NORCECA Champion (2007, 2013), a gold medalist at the 2015 World Cup, and a gold medalist of the World League (2008, 2014).
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Full name | David Cameron Lee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-03-08) March 8, 1982 (age 40) Alpine, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 350 cm (140 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 325 cm (128 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | Long Beach State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Bengaluru Torpedoes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee was born in Alpine, California. He attended Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, California, where he graduated in 2000.[2]
As a junior at Long Beach State in 2003, he was named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) second team and led the conference with a .483 hitting percentage. As a senior in 2004, he was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First Team All-American. He helped Long Beach State to the 2004 NCAA championship match, where they lost to BYU in the longest championship match in NCAA men's volleyball history. Long Beach State held two championship points, but did not convert and lost 3-2, 19-17 in the fifth game.[3]
Lee has played professionally in Greece, Russia, Italy, France, Puerto Rico, Portugal and Indonesia.[2] He has won national championships in Indonesia and Greece.
For the 2015-16 season, he was playing for P.A.O.K. V.C. in Thessaloniki Greece.
Lee joined the U.S. national team in 2005. He became a part-time starter in 2007, splitting time with Tom Hoff and finishing the season second on the team in blocks. Lee was the team's second-leading blocker and third overall at the 2007 World Cup, where the U.S. finished fourth.
Lee made his Olympic debut with the U.S. national team in 2008 in Beijing, China, helping Team USA win the gold medal. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and finished in 5th place with the U.S. team. He went on to compete at his third Olympics in 2016 in Rio, and won the bronze medal with his U.S. teammates.
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Preceded by | Best Blocker of CEV Champions League 2012/2013 |
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Preceded by | Best Middle Blocker of FIVB World League 2014 ex aequo ![]() |
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United States men's volleyball squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medal | ||
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United States men's volleyball squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 5th place | ||
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United States squad – 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup – Gold medal | ||
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United States men's volleyball squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal | ||
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2008 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (men's beach, women's beach and men's indoor - gold medals, women's indoor - silver medal) | ||
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2012 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (women's indoor – silver medal, women's beach – gold & silver) | ||
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2016 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (men's indoor – bronze medal, women's indoor – bronze, women's beach – bronze) | ||
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