Bob Samuelson

{{short description|American volleyball player (born 1966)}}

{{for|the business and economics columnist for the Washington Post and Newsweek|Robert J. Samuelson}}

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{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Bob Samuelson

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| birth_name = Robert Lewis Samuelson

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 30, 1973}}

| birth_place = Port Jefferson, New York, U.S.

| height = 6'5"

| college = California State University, Northridge

| position = Outside hitter

| teamnumber = 9 (national team)

| nationalyears = 1989–1994

| nationalteam = {{vb|USA}}

| years = 1994–1997

| teams = Suntory Sunbirds

| medaltemplates-title = Medal record

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{{MedalSport|Men's volleyball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 1992 Barcelona |Indoor}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championship }}

{{MedalBronze | 1994 Greece |Indoor}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIVB World Cup}}

{{MedalBronze | 1991 Japan |}}

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Robert Lewis Samuelson (born July 30, 1966){{Cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53315 |title=Bob Samuelson |website=Olympedia |access-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306215958/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53315 |archive-date=March 6, 2023 |url-status=live }} is an American former volleyball player. Samuelson won a bronze medal with the United States national team in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-10-sp-4895-story.html |last=Preston |first=Mike |date=August 10, 1992 |title=U.S. Defeats Cuba; Brazil Wins Gold : Men’s volleyball: Americans come back after losing first game. In championship match, the Dutch yield 14 consecutive points in third game. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 31, 2023 }} {{subscription required}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/10/sports/barcelona-volleyball-youth-is-served-as-americans-grab-a-bronze.html |title=Barcelona: Volleyball; Youth Is Served as Americans Grab a Bronze |newspaper=The New York Times |last=Bondy |first=Filip |page=C2 |date=August 10, 1992 |access-date=September 6, 2024 }} {{subscription required}}

At the Barcelona Olympics, Samuelson was the central character in the controversial preliminary round match against Japan in which the United States won until the result was overturned on appeal. A jury set up by the International Volleyball Federation ruled that by Samuelson having received his second yellow card, a red card and an automatic point to Japan should have been given, thus giving Japan the point they needed to win the match. The entire United States men's team then shaved their heads in solidarity with Samuelson.{{Cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/29/sports/barcelona-volleyball-12-angry-bald-men-set-out-to-make-point.html |title=Barcelona: Volleyball; 12 Angry (Bald) Men Set Out to Make Point |last=Bailey |first=Sandra |date=July 29, 1992 |page=B11 |access-date=July 23, 2023 }} {{subscription required}}