Jeffrey Jendryk
{{Short description|American volleyball player (born 1995)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name = Jeffrey Jendryk
| image = 2020047145758 2020-02-16 DVV Pokalfinale - 0574 - B70I7535.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Jendryk in 2020
| full_name = Jeffrey Jendryk II
| nickname = Jeff
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|9|15|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Wheaton, Illinois, U.S.
| hometown =
| height = {{convert|2.05|m|order=flip}}
| weight = {{convert|90|kg|order=flip}}
| spike = {{convert|368|cm|order=flip}}
| college = Loyola University Chicago
| position = Middle blocker
| currentclub = Prisma Volley
| currentnumber = 14
| years = 2015–2018
2018–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
20222023
2023–2025
2025–
| teams = Loyola Ramblers
Berlin Recycling Volleys
Asseco Resovia
Berlin Recycling Volleys
LUK Lublin
Prisma Volley
Fenerbahçe
| nationalyears = 2017–
| nationalteam = {{vb|USA}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport| Men's volleyball }}
{{MedalCountry| {{USA}} }}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Paris|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIVB World Championship}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Italy/Bulgaria|}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIVB World Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Japan|}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Japan|}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIVB Nations League}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Chicago|}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Bologna|}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Gdańsk|}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Lille|}}
{{MedalCompetition|NORCECA Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Charleston|}}
{{Medal|Silver|2019 Winnipeg|}}
}}
Jeffrey Jendryk II ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɛ|n|dʒ|r|ɪ|k}} {{respell|JEN|drik}}; born September 15, 1995){{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/jeffrey-jendryk-ii_1918003|title=JENDRYK Jeff|date=2024 |website=Olympics.com |access-date=9 August 2024}} is an American professional volleyball player of Turkish club Fenerbahçe.
Career
Jendryk plays as a middle blocker for Gioiella Prisma Taranto and the U.S. national team.{{cite web |url=https://loyolaramblers.com/news/2018/7/18/mens-volleyball-jendryk-signs-professional-contract-to-play-in-germany.aspx |title=Jendryk Signs Professional Contract To Play In Germany |work=Loyola Ramblers |date=18 July 2018 |access-date=7 April 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.berlin-recycling-volleys.de/index.php/de/br-volleys-archiv/artikel/2018-19/4971-2018-07-18-br-volleys-angeln-sich-riesentalent-vom-college.html |title=BR Volleys angeln sich "Riesentalent" vom College |work=Berlin Recycling Volleys |language=de |date=19 July 2018 |access-date=7 April 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.polsatsport.pl/wiadomosc/2022-06-17/plusliga-jeffrey-jendryk-nowym-srodkowym-luk-lublin/ |title=PlusLiga: Jeffrey Jendryk nowym środkowym LUK Lublin |work=Polsat Sport |language=pl |date=17 June 2022 |access-date=24 June 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.legavolley.it/2023/jeffrey-jendryk-un-altro-pilastro-americano-al-centro-del-team-rossoblu/ |title=Jeffrey Jendryk: un altro pilastro americano al centro del team rossoblù |work=legavolley.it |language=it |date=8 May 2023 |access-date=16 May 2023}} Jendryk was a bronze medalist at the 2018 World Championship, 2019 World Cup, and the 2018 Nations League.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/September/30/US-Mens-Volleyball-Team-Makes-History-With-Bronze-Medal-Victory-At-World-Championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930203607/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/September/30/US-Mens-Volleyball-Team-Makes-History-With-Bronze-Medal-Victory-At-World-Championship |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |title=U.S. Men’s Volleyball Team Makes History With Bronze Medal Victory At World Championship |work=Team USA |date=30 September 2018 |access-date=7 April 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2019/October/15/A-Bronze-Tale-US-Men-Reach-World-Cup-Podium |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222231900/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2019/October/15/A-Bronze-Tale-US-Men-Reach-World-Cup-Podium |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 22, 2020 |title= A Bronze Tale: U.S. Men Reach World Cup Podium |work=Team USA |date=15 October 2019 |access-date=7 April 2020}}
He played and studied 4 years at Loyola University Chicago.{{cn|date=April 2025}}
Honors
=College=
- Domestic
- 2015 16px NCAA national championship, with Loyola Ramblers{{cite web |url=https://loyolaramblers.com/news/2015/5/10/Loyola_Tops_Lewis_to_Capture_Second_Straight_NCAA_Title.aspx |title=Loyola Tops Lewis to Capture Second Straight NCAA Title |work=Loyola Ramblers |date=9 May 2015 |access-date=7 April 2020}}
=Club=
- Domestic
- 2018–19 16px German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
- 2019–20 16px German SuperCup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
- 2019–20 16px German Cup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
- 2021–22 16px German SuperCup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
- 2021–22 16px German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
- 2024–25 16px Turkish Cup, with Fenerbahçe
=Youth national team=
- 2015 16px U21 Pan American Cup
=Individual awards=
- 2015: NCAA national championship – All-tournament team (Most outstanding player)
- 2019: NORCECA Championship – Best middle blocker
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200407130005/https://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/JE/Jeff-Jendryk Player profile] at TeamUSA.org
- {{CEV player|75166|Player profile}}
- [https://www.plusliga.pl/players/id/2100848 Player profile] at PlusLiga.pl {{in lang|pl}}
- [https://volleybox.net/jeffrey-jendryk-p6000 Player profile] at Volleybox.net
- [https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/mens-volleyball/roster/jeff-jendryk/828 Loyola Ramblers 2018 Roster – Jeffrey Jendryk]
{{Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball Squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jendryk, Jeffrey}}
Category:Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois
Category:American men's volleyball players
Category:American expatriate volleyball players in Germany
Category:American expatriate volleyball players in Poland
Category:Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball players
Category:Resovia (volleyball) players
Category:Fenerbahçe S.K. (men's volleyball) players
Category:Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball