Clayton Stanley

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| name = Clay Stanley

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| full_name = Clayton Iona Stanley

| nickname = Clay, The Bird

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|01|20|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

| college = University of Hawaii

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| weight = {{convert|104|kg|lb|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| spike = {{convert|357|cm|in|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| block = {{convert|322|cm|in|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| position = Opposite

| currentnumber = 13

| currentclub =

| years = 1997–2000
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005
2005–2006
2006–2010
2010–2012
2012
2013–2016

| clubs = Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki
Aris Thessaloniki
Panathinaikos Athens
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Gigantes de Carolina
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Zenit Kazan
Ural Ufa
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
Suntory Sunbirds

| nationalyears = 2000–2012

| nationalteam = {{vb|USA}}

| updated = December 29, 2017

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Clayton Iona "Clay" Stanley (born January 20, 1978) is an American former volleyball player, who was a member of United States men's national volleyball team, a participant of the Olympic Games (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012), Olympic Champion 2008, NORCECA Champion 2005, and multimedalist of the World League.

In October 2021, he was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame, along with Logan Tom and Todd Rogers.{{Cite web|url=https://usavolleyball.org/story/three-u-s-volleyball-players-to-be-inducted-into-hall-of-fame/|title=Three U.S. Volleyball Players to be Inducted into Hall of Fame|website=USA Volleyball |access-date=November 18, 2023}}

Personal life

Stanley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Jon Stanley and Sandra Haine. He has three brothers (Reese Haine, Wil Stanley and Jon Stanley), and two sisters (Taeya Stanley and Natasha Haine). His parents and grandfather Tom Haine were volleyball players. His mother and grandfather represented Canada, father Jon represented United States. Stanley's father played on 1968 Olympic Games and is a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame. Stanley's step-grandfather, Tom Haine, was also on the 1968 men's Olympic volleyball team. His mother, Sandra Haine, played professionally for the Denver Comets as well as for Canada's national team. With Stanley's first Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece, he and his father became the first father-son Olympians in U.S. volleyball history.

In July 2013, he married Kristin (née Jackson).[http://www.volleywood.net/volleyball-pictures-galleries/clay-stanley-wedding-pictures/ Clay Stanley Wedding Pictures] - Volleywood.net - August 15, 2013 In March 2014, they announced that they were expecting their first child.[http://ofsajd.onet.pl/faceci/clayton-stanley-zostanie-ojcem/yp2ml Clayton Stanley zostanie ojcem ] - onet.pl March 29, 2014

College

Stanley is a graduate of Kaiser High School in Honolulu and did not play volleyball in high school, as the school did not have a boys' team at the time.

Stanley attended the University of Hawai{{okina}}i, where he majored in Spanish. Stanley was a freshman in 1997, but redshirted his sophomore year. He decided to forgo his 2000 senior redshirt year to play professionally.

In 1999, Stanley broke Hawai{{okina}}i's single-match kill record with 50 kills against UCLA. In 2000, he was Third-Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and ranked in the Top 15 of the nation with a 5.53 kill average. He led the MPSF in aces and tied team record with 54. He finished his career 10th on all-time kill list at Hawaii.

In 2008, Stanley was inducted into the University of Hawaii Sports Circle of Honor.{{Cite web |url=https://hawaiiathletics.com/honors/uh-sports-circle-of-honor/clay-stanley/79 |title=Clay Stanley |website=Hawaiiathletics.com |access-date=November 18, 2023 }}

International

Playing at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Stanley led the team and finished fifth overall in scoring with 110 points on 83 kills, 17 aces and 10 blocks. His 17 aces ranked second among all players in the tournament. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, Stanley helped Team USA to its first gold medal in 20 years. For his performances during the tournament, he was selected as the MVP, Best Scorer, and Best Server of the Olympics.{{Cite web |url=https://www.volleyhall.org/clay-stanley.html |title=Clay Stanley |website=International Volleyball Hall of Fame |access-date=November 18, 2023 }}

With the professional club Iraklis Thessaloniki, he won the silver medal at the 2004–05 CEV Champions League and was awarded "Best Scorer" and "Best Server".{{cite web

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}} The next season he also won the silver medal and was awarded "Best Scorer".{{cite web

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Playing with Dynamo-Tattransgaz he won the 2007–08 Indesit Champions League and also was individually awarded "Most Valuable Player".{{cite web

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Stanley was one of the older members of the 2012 Olympic team that lost in the quarterfinals. Stanley picked up a knee injury in London and never again played in a major tournament for the U.S. In August 2016 he retired from professional career.[http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/08/31/clay-stanley-retires-volleyball-olympics/ Clay Stanley the latest 2008 Olympic champion to retire from volleyball] - nbcsports.com - August 31, 2016

Awards

=Individuals=

=National team=

==Senior team==

2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup, Image:Med 3.png Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics, Image:Med 1.png Gold medal
2008 FIVB World League, Image:Med 1.png Gold medal
2007 NORCECA Championship, Image:Med 1.png Gold medal
2007 America's Cup, Image:Med 1.png Gold medal
2007 FIVB World League, Image:Med 3.png Bronze medal
2005 NORCECA Championship, Image:Med 1.png Gold medal
2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup, Image:Med 2.png Silver medal

=Clubs=

2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League - 20px Champion, Dynamo-Tattransgaz
2005–06 CEV Champions League - 16px Runner-up, with Iraklis Thessaloniki
2004–05 CEV Champions League - 16px Runner-up, with Iraklis Thessaloniki

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20200201222921/http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2010/Players.asp?Tourn=WL2010&Team=USA&No=111964 Clayton Stanley] at FIVB.org World League 2010 (archived)
{{CEV player|1716|Clayton Stanley}}
{{Olympics.com|clayton-stanley|Clayton Stanley}}
{{Team USA|new_id=clay-stanley|name=Clay Stanley|old_id=ST/Clay-Stanley}}
{{Olympedia|109332|Clay Stanley}}
[https://www.volleyhall.org/clay-stanley.html International Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile]
[https://volleybox.net/clay-stanley-p1210 Volleybox.net Profile]

Category:1978 births

Category:Living people

Category:Volleyball players from Honolulu

Category:American men's volleyball players

Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball players

Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball

Category:Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Category:Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Category:Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Category:Ural Ufa volleyball players

Category:Panathinaikos V.C. players

Category:Iraklis V.C. players

Category:P.A.O.K. V.C. players

Category:Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club players

Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Category:Opposite hitters

Category:21st-century American sportsmen

Category:International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductees