title: David DeGraaf
text: # David DeGraaf
  
  David Warren DeGraaf (born April 4, 1971 in Spring Arbor, Michigan) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
  
  ## Career
  
  The United States Air Force Academy originally recruited him for football. But he played for the USAFA Team Handball.
  
  He played at the 1994 Goodwill Games (6th place out of 6), Pan American Games 1995 (4th of 6) & 1999 (4th of 7) and the 1996 Summer Olympics (9th of 12).
  
  At the 1996 Summer Olympics he scored record 13 goals against Kuwait and a record of seven blocked shots. Only Niclas Ekberg was able to score 13 goals at the Olympic Games in 2012.
  
  In 1997, he was selected as 1996 United States Air Force Athlete of the Year.
  
  ## Awards
  
  | | Air Force Achievement Medal |
  | - | - |
  | | Air Force Longevity Service Award |
  | | Joint Service Commendation Medal |
  | Level unknown | Marksmanship |
  | | National Defense Service Medal |
  | | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
  