Linda Chisholm

{{short description|American volleyball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

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| birth_name = Linda Rae Chisholm

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|December 21, 1957}}

| birth_place = Northridge, California, U.S.

| height = 6'2"

| college = Pepperdine University

| position = Middle blocker

| teamnumber = 14

| nationalyears = 1982–1984

| nationalteam = {{vbw|USA}}

| medaltemplates-title = Medal record

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{{MedalSport | Women's volleyball}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}}}}

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{{MedalSilver| 1984 Los Angeles | Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}

{{MedalBronze|1982 Peru|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1983 Caracas | Team}}

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Linda Rae Chisholm (born December 21, 1957) is an American retired volleyball player and silver medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53226 |website=Olympedia |title=Linda Chisholm |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205080038/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53226 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-28-ss-5808-story.html |title=Members of U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team Virtually Dedicated Their Lives to Winning a Gold Medal; Instead, They Had to Settle for a Silver Medal, but in Looking Back on the Experience . . . : They'd Do It Again |last=Crowe |first=Jerry |date=July 28, 1985 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=September 26, 2024 }} {{subscription required}}

While representing the United States, Chisholm also won a bronze medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and a silver medal in the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela.{{Cite web |url=http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/America/Women_PG_1983.html |website=Todor66.com |title=Women Volleyball Panamerican Games 1983 Caracas (VEN) - 17-26.08 Winner Cuba |last=Krastev |first=Todor |access-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501100226/http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/America/Women_PG_1983.html |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |url-status=live }}

College

Chisholm played NCAA women's volleyball for the Pepperdine Waves from 1977 to 1979. In 1996, she was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/hof.aspx?hof=68 |website=Pepperdine University Athletics |title=Linda Chisholm |access-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930044605/https://pepperdinewaves.com/hof.aspx?hof=68 |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |url-status=live }}

Beach volleyball

Chisholm played beach volleyball from 1980 to 1999. In her career as a beach volleyball player, she won 39 tournaments and $267,000 in prizes.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=1210 |title=Linda Chisholm Carillo |website=Beach Volleyball Database |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331115237/http://bvbinfo.com/Player.asp?ID=1210 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |url-status=live }}

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