title: Michael Brüning
text: # Michael Brüning
  
  Michael Brüning (born November 11, 1969) is a male beach volleyball player from the United States who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Cayman Islands playing with Jason Wight.
  
  Michael was born in Tucson, Arizona. He is legally deaf, and he had participated in four Deaflympics Games. In the 1993 edition, his team won the silver medal indoors and in 2005, he won the silver medal in beach volleyball, playing with Scott Majorino.
  
  ## Awards
  
  ### National Team
  
  * NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands 2009 Gold Medal
  * NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Boca Chica 2009 Silver Medal
  
  ### Deaflympics Games
  
  * XVII Edition at Sofia, Bulgaria (1993) – Indoor Volleyball – Silver Medal
  * XX Edition at Melbourne, Australia (2005) – Beach Volleyball – Silver Medal
  * XXI Edition at Taipei, Taiwan (2009) – Beach Volleyball – Silver Medal
  