Bryan Ivie

{{short description|American volleyball player (born 1969)}}

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| birth_place = Torrance, California, U.S.

| fullname = Bryan Eric Ivie

| nickname = Poison

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|5|5}}

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| height = {{convert|201|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| weight = {{convert|98|kg|lb|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}

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| position = Middle blocker

| college = University of Southern California

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| currentnumber = 5 (national team)

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| nationalyears = 1989–1996

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| medaltemplates-title = Medal record

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{{MedalSport | Men's volleyball}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{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 |}}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1995 Mar del Plata | Indoor}}

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Bryan Eric Ivie (born May 5, 1969) is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. Ivie was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-09-sp-2208-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |title=They’re Bound for Barcelona in Search of the Gold : Olympics: Ivie, Samuelson and Greenbaum got their start on area high school teams. Now they have a chance to rule the volleyball world. |last=Tafur |first=Vittorio |date=July 9, 1992 |access-date=July 29, 2023 }} {{subscription required}}{{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 |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=September 25, 2024 }} {{subscription required}} He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53298 |title=Bryan Ivie |website=Olympedia |access-date=August 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329190217/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53298 |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |url-status=live }} He was a middle blocker.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/vball/men/ivie.htm |title=Bryan Ivie |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901073656/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/vball/men/ivie.htm |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |url-status=live }}

Ivie became the team captain of the national team in 1993. He was named Male Volleyball Athlete of the Year in 1992 and 1993 by the United States Olympic Committee.