Paul Lotman

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| name = Paul Lotman

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| fullname = Paul Michael Lotman

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|11|3|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Lakewood, California, U.S.

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| height = {{convert|2.00|m|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| college = Long Beach State University

| position = Outside hitter

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| years = 2004–2008
2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2015
2015–2016
2017–2018
2018–2019

| teams = Long Beach State Beach
Plataneros de Corozal
PAOK Thessaloniki
Stade Poitevin Poitiers
Marmi Lanza Verona
Asseco Resovia
Berlin Recycling Volleys
Jakarta BNI Taplus
Calicut Heroes

| nationalyears = 2008–2022

| nationalteam = {{vb|USA}}

| medaltemplates-title = Medal record

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Paul Michael Lotman (born November 3, 1985) is an American former professional volleyball player. He was part of the U.S. national team, and a participant at the Olympic Games London 2012. The 2014 World League and the 2015 World Cup winner.

Personal life

Lotman was born in Lakewood, California. His parents are Kathleen and Albert Lotman (his father died in 2011). He has two older brothers, Mark and Steven, and an older sister Shelley. Lotman attended Los Alamitos High School (1999–2003). He graduated from California State University, Long Beach (better known as Long Beach State) in 2008 with a degree in sociology. In August 2011 he married Jasmine.[http://www.volleywood.net/usav-volleyball-news/lotmans-wedding-pics/ Lotman’s Wedding Pics] – volleywood.net – August 23, 2011 On December 20, 2016 his wife gave birth to their son Leif Albert Lotman.

Career

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In 2011 he joined the Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.[http://volley24.pl/index.php/rozgrywki-mezczyzn/plusliga/14922-paul-lotman-kolejnym-przyjmujcym-w-rzeszowie Paul Lotman kolejnym przyjmującym w Rzeszowie] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140404162513/http://volley24.pl/index.php/rozgrywki-mezczyzn/plusliga/14922-paul-lotman-kolejnym-przyjmujcym-w-rzeszowie |date=April 4, 2014 }} – volley24.pl – 2011-05-18 With the club from Rzeszów he won three titles of Polish Champion (2012, 2013, 2015), Polish SuperCup and the silver medal of CEV Cup 2012. On March 29, 2015 Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, including Lotman, achieved silver medal of the 2014–15 CEV Champions League.[http://www.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=736&NewsID=19956&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=0&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 Three is the magic number for Russian armada from Tatarstan!] – cev.eu – March 29, 2015 He left Asseco Resovia in May 2015. In June 2015 he moved to German team Berlin Recycling Volleys.[http://eurosport.onet.pl/siatkowka/plus-liga/paul-lotman-siatkarzem-berlin-recycling-volleys/e7tcyl Paul Lotman siatkarzem Berlin Recycling Volleys] – onet.pl – June 18, 2015 In 2017 he moved to Indonesian volleyball club Jakarta BNI Taplus for 2017/2018 season.