Dave Saunders (volleyball)
David Patrick Saunders (born October 19, 1960, in Seattle, Washington) is a former volleyball player from the United States. He was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Four years later, when Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, he once again won a gold medal. Saunders also helped the United States national team to gold medals in the 1986 FIVB World Championship and 1987 Pan American Games. College

Saunders played for the UCLA Bruins and won NCAA Championships in 1979, 1981, and 1982. He was a first-team All-American in 1982. Saunders was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 2022. Awards
 Three-time NCAA Champion 1979, 1981, 1982
 First-team All-American 1982
 Two-time Olympic gold medal 1984, 1988
 FIVB World Cup gold medal 1985
 FIVB World Championship gold medal 1986
 Pan American Games gold medal 1987
 UCLA Hall of Fame 2022

See also
 USA Volleyball

References

External links
 David Patrick Saunders at Olympics.com
 Olympedia Profile: Dave Saunders
 UCLA Hall of Fame Profile
 Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile
 

1960 births
Living people
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball
Sportspeople from Seattle
Place of birth missing (living people)
Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
American men's volleyball players
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball
Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
UCLA Bruins men's volleyball players
Outside hitters