Linda Rae Chisholm (born December 21, 1957) is an American retired volleyball player and silver medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1][2]
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| Born | Linda Rae Chisholm December 21, 1957 (age 67) Northridge, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Pepperdine University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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While representing the United States, Chisholm also won a bronze medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and a silver medal in the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela.[1][3]
College
editChisholm played NCAA women's volleyball for the Pepperdine Waves from 1977 to 1979.[4] In 1996, she was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame.[4]
Beach volleyball
editChisholm played beach volleyball from 1980 to 1999.[5] In her career as a beach volleyball player, she won 39 tournaments and $267,000 in prizes.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Linda Chisholm". Olympedia. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Crowe, Jerry (July 28, 1985). "Members of U.S. Women's Volleyball Team Virtually Dedicated Their Lives to Winning a Gold Medal; Instead, They Had to Settle for a Silver Medal, but in Looking Back on the Experience . . . : They'd Do It Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 26, 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball Panamerican Games 1983 Caracas (VEN) - 17-26.08 Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Linda Chisholm". Pepperdine University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Linda Chisholm Carillo". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
