Riley Salmon

{{short description|American volleyball player}}

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

{{Use American English|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Riley Salmon

| nationality = American

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 2, 1976}}

| birth_place = Amarillo, Texas, U.S.

| college = Pierce College

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| death_place =

| height = 6'6"

| teamnumber = 10

| position = Outside hitter

| nationalteam = {{vb|USA}}

| medaltemplates-title = Medal record

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{{MedalSport|Men's volleyball}}

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

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|Team competition}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIVB World League}}

{{MedalGold|2008 Rio|Team competition}}

{{MedalBronze|2007 Katowice|Team competition}}

{{MedalCompetition|NORCECA Championship}}

{{MedalGold|2003 Culiacan|Team competition}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Winnipeg|Team competition}}

{{MedalGold|2007 Anaheim|Team competition}}

{{MedalSilver|2001 Bridgetown|Team competition}}

{{MedalCompetition|America's Cup}}

{{MedalGold|{{nowrap|2005 São Leopoldo}}|{{nowrap|Team competition}}}}

{{MedalGold|2007 Manaus|Team competition}}

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Riley Salmon (born July 2, 1976) is an American volleyball player. He graduated from Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas, and played two years of varsity volleyball at Pierce College from 1994–96, before joining the men's national team in May 2001 as an outside hitter. He competed at the 2004 Olympics and the 2008 Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics, he helped Team USA win the gold medal.

In July 2009, it was announced that Salmon faced a four-month suspension by the FIVB for violating anti-doping policy rules. Salmon was taking Avapro, a medication approved by the FIVB for hypertension, however the drug's replacement Avalide contained a banned substance, hydrochlorothiazide. The FIVB stated that it was not intentional doping. The suspension period began on May 27, 2009.{{cite web | url = http://www.fivb.org/en/Infomedia/PressReleaseDB.asp?No=21647&Language=0| title = FIVB suspends Riley Salmon (USA) and Daniela Lanner Mapeli (Brazil) for anti-doping rule violation | last = | first = | date = 2009-07-23 | publisher = FIVB | accessdate = 2009-07-24}}

In September 2009, it was announced that Salmon would play for Vivo/Minas, a big Brazilian team from Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais. He will play beside two Brazilian players who were also at the Olympics in 2008: André Heller and André Nascimento.

Salmon is currently the head coach for the Concordia Irvine Eagles.