Jeff Stork

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| birth_name = Jeffrey Malcolm Stork

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 8, 1960}}

| birth_place = Longview, Washington, U.S.

| height = 6'3"

| college = Pepperdine University

| position = Setter

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| nationalyears = 1985–1996

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Jeffrey Malcolm Stork (born July 8, 1960) is a former American volleyball player and coach. He is also a three-time Olympian. He was a member of the United States national teams that won the gold medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.{{Cite news |newspaper=Daily Sundial |url=https://sundial.csun.edu/58626/sports/womens-volleyball-head-coach-jeff-stork-inducted-into-hall-of-fame/ |last=Andrade |first=Jonathan |title=Women’s Volleyball: Head coach Jeff Stork inducted into Hall of Fame |date=October 22, 2012 |access-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206154744/https://sundial.csun.edu/58626/sports/womens-volleyball-head-coach-jeff-stork-inducted-into-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |url-status=live }} He is regarded as one of the best setters of all time, and was known to play well under pressure.{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-06-22-sp-4506-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Smooth Operator : Jeff Stork Assumes Controls as U. S. Works to Maintain Gold Standard |last=Klein |first=Gary |date=June 22, 1988 |access-date=September 15, 2024 }} {{subscription required}}

In 2012, Stork was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.

College

Stork played college volleyball for Pepperdine and helped his team reach the finals in 1983 and 1984. He made the All-Tournament Team in both of those seasons.{{Cite web |url=https://www.volleyhall.org/jeffrey-stork.html |title=Jeff Stork |website=International Volleyball Hall of Fame |access-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727181057/https://www.volleyhall.org/jeffrey-stork.html |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_volleyball_champs_records/2005/2005.pdf |website=NCAA |title=Volleyball |access-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920204731/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_volleyball_champs_records/2005/2005.pdf |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |url-status=live }} He was an All-American in all three seasons he played at Pepperdine.

In 2008, Stork was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/honors/hall-of-fame/jeff-stork/58 |title=Jeff Stork |website=Pepperdine University Athletics |access-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416123206/https://pepperdinewaves.com/honors/hall-of-fame/jeff-stork/58 |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |url-status=live }}

National team

After college, Stork joined the national team, and he helped them win the "triple crown" of the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan, the 1986 FIVB World Championship in France, and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/03/sports/men-s-volleyball-us-repeats-gold-medal-performance.html |date=October 3, 1988 |last=Vecsey |first=George |page=C11 |title=Men's Volleyball; U.S. Repeats Gold-Medal Performance |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=September 6, 2024 }} {{subscription required}} In addition, he helped the United States to the gold medal in the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and also participated in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Italian Volleyball League

In 1990, Stork played in the Italian Volleyball League and helped his team Maxicono win the championship. He was also named the MVP of the Italian League in 1993 with Mediolanum Gonzaga.

Coaching

Stork was the coach of the women's volleyball team at Cal State Northridge. He retired in 2020 after coaching for 18 years, with a record of 239 wins and 282 losses.{{Cite news |url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2020/9/17/womens-volleyball-jeff-stork-retires-after-legendary-volleyball-career.aspx |website=CSUN Athletics |title=Jeff Stork Retires after Storied Volleyball Career |date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817103455/https://gomatadors.com/news/2020/9/17/womens-volleyball-jeff-stork-retires-after-legendary-volleyball-career.aspx |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://volleyballmag.com/jeff-stork-100820/ |website=Volleyball Magazine |last=Chan |first=Ed |title=After Olympic gold medal and so much more in volleyball, CSUN coach Jeff Stork retires |date=October 8, 2020 |access-date=August 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324132932/https://volleyballmag.com/jeff-stork-100820/ |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |url-status=live }}

Awards

Three-time All-American — 1982, 1983, 1984
All-Tournament Team — 1983, 1984
FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1985
FIVB World Championship gold medal — 1986
Pan American Games gold medal — 1987
Olympic gold medal — 1988
Italian Volleyball League Champion — 1990
Olympic bronze medal — 1992
Italian Volleyball League MVP — 1993
Pepperdine Hall of Fame — 2008
International Volleyball Hall of Fame — 2012

References

External links

{{Olympics.com profile|jeff-stork}}
[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53320 Olympedia profile: Jeff Stork]
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/vball/men/stork.htm Washington Post profile: Jeff Stork]
[https://www.volleyhall.org/jeffrey-stork.html International Volleyball Hall of Fame: Jeff Stork]
[https://pepperdinewaves.com/honors/hall-of-fame/jeff-stork/58 Pepperdine Hall of Fame profile]
[https://volleybox.net/jeff-stork-p2274 Volleybox.net profile]