Ryan Millar

Ryan Madsen Millar (born 22 January 1978) is an American volleyball player, a member of United States men's national volleyball team in 1998–2008, a participant of the Olympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008), 2008 Olympic Champion, three times NORCECA Champion.

For the Scottish footballer, see Ryan Millar (footballer). For the English rugby league player, see Ryan Millar (rugby league). For other people with a similar name, see Ryan Miller.
Ryan Millar
Personal information
Full nameRyan Madsen Millar
NationalityAmerican
Born (1978-01-22) January 22, 1978
San Dimas, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 8 in (2.04 m)
Weight216 lb (98 kg)
Spike139 in (354 cm)
Block128 in (326 cm)
College(s)Brigham Young University
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number9
Career
YearsTeams
2000–2001
2001–2005
2005–2006
2007–2008
2008–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012		Volley Forlì
Gabeca Montichiari
Itas Diatec Trentino
Sparkling Milano
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
National team
1998–2008 United States
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
World League
2008 Rio
2007 Katowice
NORCECA Championship
2003 Culiacan
2005 Winnipeg
2007 Anaheim
America's Cup
2007 Manaus
1999 Tampa
2000 São Bernardo
Pan American Cup
2006 Mexico
Last updated: 21 February 2017

Personal life

Millar was born in San Dimas, California. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2001.

Career

Millar played volleyball at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, from 1996-1999.

In 1996, he was named the Volleyball Magazine National Freshman of the Year and was a Third-Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). In 1999, he was named the MPSF Player of the Year and was a First Team American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American. In 1998, he finished second in the nation in blocks per game (2.02) en route to repeating as a First Team All-American. In 1999, he capped off his successful career by leading BYU to the program's first ever NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship and was once again a First Team All-American as he ranked first in the country in hitting percentage (.498) and blocks per game (2.14)

In July 2006, Millar was named as an assistant coach for the BYU men's volleyball team under Head Coach Tom Peterson. In August 2006, Millar was named co-interim head coach of the BYU men's volleyball team after Peterson's sudden resignation.

He has played at the 2000 Olympics, 2004 Olympics and the 2008 Olympics. In 2000, the U.S. men had a disappointing Olympic tournament, failing to win a single match. At Athens, Millar helped the USA men finished fourth overall. During the Olympics, he ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 70 points on 53 kills, and 16 blocks. In 2008, Millar helped Team USA to the gold medal.

Achievements

Clubs

National championships

Individual
  • 2005 NORCECA Championship - Best Blocker
  • 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup - Best Blocker
  • 2007 USA Volleyball - Indoor Player of the Year
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